Working for Scrooge: Worst Companies of 2009 for the Right to Associate

Our report this year highlights Dole (with violations in Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and the Philippines), Kohl's (with violations in Nicaragua and Turkey), Kraft (with violations in Argentina, China, Honduras and the United Kingdom) and Nestlé (with violations in Colombia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and Tunisia).

While workers face significant barriers globally to realizing their rights to organize trade unions, workers around the world are successfully fighting back against abuse.  For example, Russell was named on last year's "Working For Scrooge"
list for shutting down a unionized factory in Honduras, but after
Honduran workers organized an international campaign with the support
of labor advocates in the US, the union was successful in pressuring
Russell to meet its demands leading to a major victory for workers and
the global anti-sweatshop movement.

You can read the report online here and send an e-mail to these companies here.  We're also encouraging everyone to Tweet for human rights today to spread the word about the report and let the companies know that they need to protect workers' rights!  Find out how to participate here.  Or just post this on your Twitter page: "4 scrooges announced for violating #humanrights. Email @nestlecsv, @dolefoods, @kohls_official, @kraftfoods at http://tinyurl.com/ybzwosg

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