International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) helped to improve Haitian workers life. A pioneer of the trade union struggle in Haiti, Yannick explains how the complex strategy combining local action and international mobilisation was organised.
As one of the key players in the birth of Haiti's first collective bargaining agreement, she charts the lines of action which need to be taken in Haiti and the Dominican Republic to tackle the Caribbean manufacturing giant, Grupo M.
A collective agreement in a garment export processing zone in Haiti?
Until recently, the very notion would have been considered a vain fancy.
The ICFTU is a confederation of 215 national trade union centers.
It was set up in 1949 and has 233 affiliated organisations in 154 countries and territories on all five continents, with a membership of 145 million, 40 percent of who are women.
marketing@alchempro.com
