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Fair trade/union organizing events tonight
5:30AM ON
03/10/2008
BY
Dave Segal
Monday March 10th, 6PM
DR Workers Rights Lecture
Kassar House, Foxboro Auditorium (On the corner of Thayer and George)
Two representatives from the T.O.S. union, an organization of workers in the largest textile factory in the Dominican Republic, will speak about their incredible experiences as workers and organizers. Manuel Pujols, Secretary General of the union and Julio Castillo, Secretary of Press and Public Relations, will discuss their tireless work to combat poverty and advocate for humane conditions in the Dominican Republic’s free trade zones.
(Followed by the Global Exchange Panel at 8:30PM, also in Foxboro Auditorium: Representatives from Global Exchange discuss the effects of NAFTA on working conditions in Mexico and the rest of North America, and the indisputable links between corporate designed trade and economic policies and the accelerated Mexican migration to the U.S.- brought to you by OxFam.)
Monday, March 10th, 8PM
Community Dinner
DARE Office- 340 Lockwood St
A dinner-discussion with the Dominican trade unionists and representatives from various local organizations to share our experiences and discuss trans-national organizing. Fun for all!
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