In several factories the union recognition is at stake. 150 workers gathered in front of the stores for which DESA produces leather goods, and of the well-known brand Ermenegildo Zegna, supplied by ISMACO. Both companies refuse to recognize Deri-Is, the leather workers’ union, and continue to violate workers’ fundamental rights. A similar
case related to union recognition has led to protests at Fontana Pietro, an auto supplier plant. Here, the management began a systematic campaign to harass the members of the Birlesik Metal-Is union, including dismissals, and challenged the union’s legal recognition in court.
English: http://www.industriall-union.org/struggle-continues-for-ismaco-and-desa ...
http://www.industriall-union.org/global-solidarity-ensures-union-at-auto-supplier ...
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