(9 December 2014) Public Services International and the International Trade Union Confederation are urgently calling for letters of protest to be sent to the Peruvian Minister of Labour in support of Luis Isarra, the general secretary of Federation of Unions of Water Workers of Peru (FENTAP). Luis's permanent union leave has been revoked by the Peruvian Government just before the United Nations Climate Change conference (COP20) which is due to open in Lima this month. Luis is responsible for coordinating Peru's labour movement mobilisation for the summit. His union FENTAP has been increasingly active in opposing the water and sanitation privatisation policies of both the current and previous governments. This is a direct attack on trade union rights and on democracy in Peru.
EPSU sent a letter of protest last week:
Pérou. Son droit syndical annulé à la veille du sommet sur les changements climatiques
Agissez maintenant! Soutenez la campagne LabourStart pour Luis Isarra dont le congé syndical permanent vient d'être révoqué par le gouvernement péruvien.
Envoyez votre lettre de protestation
Perú: Ataque contra los derechos sindicales en vísperas de la cumbre sobre el cambio climático
Actúa Ahora: Unete a la campaña de LabourStart para apoyar a Luis Isarra. Su licencia para dedicarse al sindicato ha sido abrogada por el gobierno de Perú.
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