Asia-Latina Women’s Exchange

Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:56:13 +0000

Coming ten months after the demise of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA), the Asia-Latina Women's Exchange was designed to give participants an opportunity to share what the end of the import quota system has meant for workers and communities in Thailand, China/Hong Kong, Cambodia, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and the Dominican Republic and to discuss strategies for better defending workers' rights in a post-quota industry.

Support the release of Thai labour advocate

kevin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:53:51 +0000

MSN is pleased to announce that Somyot Pruksakasemsuk was released on June 13, 2010. MSN would like to thank those who responded to the action alert.

Following the recent political upheaval in Thailand, Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, a well-known and respected human and labour rights advocate, was arrested. Somyot is founder of the Centre for Labour and International Solidarity Thailand (CLIST) and a former project coordinator for ICEM (International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions) in Thailand. The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) is joining ICEM and the European Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) in urging supporters to write to the Thai prime minister calling for Somyot's immediate release.