Honduras

  • Unions Leading Efforts To Return Ousted President in Honduras
    Judy Ancel
    Sep 2 2009 - 10:42pm

    In the early hours of the morning on June 28, the Honduran military shot off the locks on the back entrance to President Manuel Zelaya’s home in Tegucigalpa, dragged him out of bed, and whisked him out of the country in his pajamas.

  • Honduran Apparel Workers Fired

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    Sportswear maker Russell Corp. fired workers in an apparel plant in Choloma, Honduras in October because of their unionization efforts. Russell is owned by Berkshire Hathaway, the investment firm of Warren Buffett. One of the wealthiest men in the world, Buffett has stressed throughout his career the importance of ethical business practices.

    After pressure from many universities and colleges, organized by United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS), Russell offered to rehire the workers.

    Reinstatement talks broke down, however, after Russell offered only a 4-cents-per-day pay increase. Days after negotiations stalled, Russell said it was closing the plant.

    Expiration Date:
    Tue, 03/31/2009 - 9:59pm