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How are we supposed to trust TPP to defend labor rights when US
trade agreements already in effect are failing so badly?<br>
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<td>Farmworkers under attack in Peru</td>
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<td>Tue, 5 Apr 2016 04:42:22 -0500 (CDT)</td>
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<td>Caitrin McKee, International Labor Rights Forum
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<td>Caitrin McKee, International Labor Rights Forum
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<td>Adam Weissman <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:adam@tradejustice.net"><adam@tradejustice.net></a></td>
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<p>Dear Adam Weissman,</p>
<p>How much do you love the slightly sweet, slightly tart
flavor of a fresh blueberry? You’re not alone. The
growing popularity of this so-called “superfood” has
been boosted by U.S. trade agreements with Chile and
Peru, whose exports to the U.S. help make blueberries
available in stores year-round.</p>
<p>U.S. consumers bought <strong>nearly $20 million worth
of blueberries from Peru</strong> last year. One
company, Tal S.A., produced almost half of those
berries, and we’re writing to alert you to <strong>labor
abuses in the fields where they’re grown</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Tal S.A. recently filed criminal charges</strong>
<strong>against nine of its workers </strong>for
publicizing rights violations and engaging in legitimate
union activities. These workers had been leading the
fight for better working conditions as part of the trade
union, SITETSA. But instead of agreeing to negotiate
with workers on a new collective bargaining agreement, <strong>Tal
S.A. fired the union’s entire executive committee</strong>.</p>
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act now to help the workers get their jobs back</strong>!</a></p>
<p><strong>Anti-union retaliation is common</strong> in
Peru’s agricultural sector. In March, a U.S. Department
of Labor report confirmed as much in response to a trade
complaint filed by ILRF and Peruvian unions under the
2009 U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). ILRF is
pushing the U.S. government to enforce the PTPA’s labor
standards, but that’s likely to be a long, slow process.</p>
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<p>Our partner organization, the agricultural trade union
federation COLSIBA, is asking us to join with the Make
Fruit Fair campaign to mobilize <strong>international
pressure on TALSA’s management</strong> to re-hire the
workers, withdraw the criminal charges against them, and
sit down to negotiate a new contract with the union.</p>
<p>The link between your breakfast menu and companies'
profits means that <strong>your voice can help amplify
the voices of workers</strong> whose labor makes it
possible for you to enjoy those blueberry pancakes,
muffins, or yogurt for Sunday brunch. </p>
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your gratitude for the work they do by taking action
here to support their struggle!</strong></a></p>
<p>In solidarity,</p>
<p>Caitrin McKee<br>
Stephen Coats Memorial Fellow<br>
U.S. Labor Education in the Americas Project<br>
International Labor Rights Forum</p>
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