Code of misconduct.There has been a dramatic deterioration in the situation at the Codevi free trade zone in northeast Haiti. In early June the army of the neighbouring Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. was called in to expel ex·pel tr.v. ex·pelled, ex·pel·ling, ex·pels 1. To force or drive out: expel an invader. 2. workers from the zone. A full one-day strike took place on 7 June. Workers agreed to return to work the next day, despite the continuing presence of the Dominican army--and were locked out. On 9 June one large employer, Grupo M, announced that it was abandoning production at Codevi and began dismissing hundreds of workers--including the co-ordinator and secretary of the SOKOWA union--while recruiting for its plant in the Dominican Republic. By the end of June over 370 workers had been sacked. Grupo M is a supplier to the giant US clothing manufacturer Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauß , based in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , which boasts a 'progressive' Code of Conduct on labour conditions. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Charles Arthur <noinclude> Charles Arthur (born February 5, 1808 in Plymouth, England) was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmania. Although he only represented the state in one match, he has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first class Haiti Support Group www.haitisupport@gn.apc.org |
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