April 2, 2009 Salem Event
Calling on Oregon to end tax dollar support for sweatshops and to help build an economy based on good jobs!
SweatFree Communities presents
"Economic Stimulus Tour"
Thursday, April 2, 5:30-6:30 PM
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
1010 Columbia St NE
Salem, Oregon
Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Bi-lingual event: Spanish and English.
Hear from garment workers:
Elizabeth Gutierrez Reyes, from Honduras, worked 15 years in garment factories and has witnessed human rights violations at a factory for the popular Dickies brand, which provides public employee uniforms to many local governments. She is now a leader with FESITRADEH, a Honduran labor federation.
Rafael Irizarry, from Puerto Rico, has worked for 5 years at Propper International, a major producer of military and law enforcement apparel that supplies San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington State, among others. He is a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against Propper for damages of $225,000 related to unpaid work, alleging that the company did not grant legally required paid sick days and vacation days.
Sponsored by Alianza, Salem Jobs with Justice, Sweatfree Northwest
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