Learn about efforts to organize unions in US-linked call centers in the Philippines & the importance of ensuring that international trade policies uphold fundamental human rights.
The event, moderated by Maximillian Alvarez, Editor-in-Chief of The Real News Network and Ryan Harvey, National Field Director for Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, is part of organizing efforts for two upcoming rallies in the U.S. during negotiating meetings for the Biden’s administration’s largest trade initiative, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). Those meetings and rallies will take place in Detroit in May and in Seattle in August.
Wednesday’s event is sponsored by the BPO Industry Employees’ Network (Philippines), International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (US), Communications Workers of America (US), Public Citizen (US), BAYAN USA (US), International League of Peoples’ Struggle – US, and The Real News Network.
Hear from:
*Mylene Cabalona, President, BPO Industry Employees Network (Philippines)
*Elena Lopez, Senior Legislative Specialist, Communications Workers of America (US)
*Adrian Bonifacio, National Chairperson, BAYAN USA (US)
*Melinda St. Louis, Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch (US)
*Aaeshah Siddiqui, Organizer, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch (US)
*Maximillian Alvarez, Editor-in-Chief, The Real News Network (moderator)
*Ryan Harvey, National Field Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch (moderator)
For more info about the May 20th Detroit IPEF/APEC rally: https://bit.ly/Detroit-IPEF / asiddiqui@citizen.org
For more info about the August Seattle IPEF/APEC rally: julie@washingtonfairtrade.org
BPO Industry Employees Network: https://bienphilippines.wordpress.com/
Communications Workers of America: https://cwa-union.org/
BAYAN USA: https://www.bayanusa.org/
Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch: https://tradewatch.org/
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