American workers (what’s left of us) can take pride
in knowing that not only are we subsidizing our fellow countrymen through
government welfare programs; we’re also financing labor unions in foreign
countries. The defunct International
Workers of the World would’ve been proud to witness this moment. Too bad this Marxist organization suffered an
ignominious death when their leaders were expelled to the workers’ paradise of
Lenin’s Soviet Union. Congratulations
Progressives, you’ve accomplished what generations of Americans have fought against: a redistribution of wealth to the world’s
proletariat.
(CNSNews.com) -
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Thursday announced a $2.2 million grant that
will be used to strengthen budding labor unions in Haiti and Peru.
The taxpayer
money will fund projects organized by the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center,
which aims to build a global labor union movement.
"Supporting
the ability to organize and protect their rights is important to leveling the
playing field for all workers," Solis said in a news release. "This
grant will help organizations in Haiti and Peru engage in productive, effective
negotiations with governments and employers on behalf of vulnerable workers."
In Haiti, the
Solidarity Center will work with the apparel export sector, focusing
particularly on issues related to freedom of association (the right to
unionize), sexual harassment and forced overtime.
In Peru, the project will focus on the needs of temporary and fixed-term contract workers.
Just last week,
the Labor Department awarded $35
million to address child labor in seven countries in Africa, Latin America
and Indonesia.In Peru, the project will focus on the needs of temporary and fixed-term contract workers.
Since 1995, the
Labor Department's Bureau of International
Labor Affairs has worked with other governments and international
organizations to “ensure that workers around the world are treated fairly and
are able to share in the benefits of the global economy.”
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