SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN PANAMA:

WORKER SHOT DEAD AND TWO SERIOUSLY WOUNDED:

According to the global union federation for building workers (BWI) one Panamanian worker, Osvaldo Lorenzo, was shot and killed and two others seriously wounded during an August 14th confrontation between the Panamanian union SUNTRACS and a company union sponsored by the Norberto Odebrecht construction company. For years now this company has viciously resisted real unions for its employees, not just in Panama but in various other countries. The BWI is asking for support to pressure the Panamanian government to investigate not just this one incident but the long track record of the company as well. The online labour solidarity group Labour Start has seconded this campaign. To read more or to help out go to http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Index=998&Language=EN