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 The Indonesia YCW is reporting that workers who are members of the Workers' Solidarity Struggle Trade Union are continuing their action at a textile factory in Bandung despite intimidation and violence that caused one pregnant worker to lose her baby.
The situation faced by workers in a factory in the Bandung region in Indonesia started in 2009 when a group of workers gathered together to discuss the growing problems with their employer. The factory produces clothing articles for renowned European labels, but for its nearly one thousand employees, no decent working conditions and minimum wage are applied.
Their main difficulties at the working place include the extremely long working days, large production schemes that must be accomplished, and the lack of job contracts or social security.
Following the first meetings and with the help and advice of Indonesia YCW members, the workers decided to form a Trade Union called Workers’ Solidarity Struggle and to start organizing actions in order to improve their working conditions. These actions consisted in negotiating with the employer and the local legal authorities.
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Hello! I am Ayako KUBOKI (Ms.), the president of the Japan YCW.
I am involved in the YCW movement while I am working as a nurse.
We received your kind emails about our devastating earthquake. We would like to extend our hearty gratitude to all of you and also let you know that none of our members of the Japan YCW has been affected by this disaster.
As we received your encouragement, we felt stronger and saw once again that we are all internationally united under the name of YCW. The accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant occurred in Japan, but your messages have highlighted once again that the issue is not only domestic but more than common all over the world.
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Together in action!
You can support our actions and show your solidarity with young workers in action worldwide.
IYCW International Team
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 A solidarity dinner with the International YCW was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 25 February 2011.
The aims of the event were:
- Consolidating the relations with organizations and leaders of organizations in Belgium;
- Giving visibility to our campaign for the right to social protection (right to decent work, to quality education and to a society where gender equality prevails);
- Ensuring stronger support for the actions carried out by young workers, members of the IYCW;
- Raising funds and strengthening our self-financing capacity.
The objectives we had set were attained. Several organizations and many friends came to share the joy of getting together with friends and activists from different periods around a table for a good meal. We had time to dance, talk and get to know some experiences of action carried out by young workers.
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Sergio's Commitment to International Solidarity
Our friend Sergio Regazzoni passed away at the age of 66 on July 29, 2009 in the Paris area.
Born in Tessin (Italian-speaking region of Switzerland) in 1943, he was a YCW activist there before he became a fulltimer. He participated in the International Training Session for future international leaders which was held in Chile at the end of 1968. He was asked to take on responsibility as a leader of the European YCW in 1969, and was elected to the Executive Committee for the 1970-1975 period. Finally, he was elected international treasurer in Linz from 1975 to 1977.
As a result he lived in Brussels from 1969 to 1977, working at the European secretariat, then at the international secretariat (which was in Rue Juste Lipse at the time). During that time, Sergio carried out several difficult missions, including in Vietnam and South Africa when YCW activists were in jail.
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