Solidarity with workers at Sheraton hotels in Ethiopia and Maldives!
The IUF, an international federation of trade unions representing workers employed in agriculture and plantations; the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages; hotels, restaurants and catering services; and all stages of tobacco processing has reached out internationally on an issue that should br of concern to us all. Sheraton hotels and resorts are part of the Starwood Group, whose other brands include Westin, St. Regis, Méridien, W Hotels and the Luxury Collection. While Starwood calls them "distinct lifestyle brands" - upscale accommodations for affluent travelers and vacationers, the IUF reports that brutal violations of the human rights of the company's employees can be part of that distinct lifestyle.
Recently, workers at Sheraton hotels in Ethiopia and Maldives sought to exercise a basic human right: negotiate through their unions their employment terms and conditions. They got Sheraton management's full service abuse treatment - brutal mass dismissals and intimidation.
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