On an Island of Men

By Kevin Y. Kim

Born in Port-au-Prince to a well-to-do family, Michele Montas’s lifelong passion for journalism led her in the 1970s to one of Haiti’s most outspoken pro-democracy advocates and broadcasters, Jean Dominique. Dominique founded Radio Haiti-Inter in the 1960s, when most media served up government [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    To help labor unions in Haiti,

    http://www.haitisupport.gn.apc.org/

    Haitian union workers had a small VICTORY IN THE SOKOWA WORKERS’ FIGHT FOR RE-INSTATEMENT of 34 workers at the Codevi factory—main contractor
    is Levi Strauss.  (April 18)

    Haitian workers are helped by Haitian trade union (OGITH)  and laborstart.org and the Batay Ouvriye Solidarity Network, the Haiti Support Group, R้seau-Solidarit้-Peuples Solidaires, Workers’ Rights Consortium - WRC, Maquila Solidarity Network, Clean Clothes Campaign,);

    All pressured the Codevi company at the free trade zone in Ouanaminthe, north-east Haiti, and
    forced it to re-instate the 34
    workers that they had tried to illegally dismiss in the chaos
    of Aristede’s flight.

    This first victory in the first dispute in the first new free trade zone in Haiti marks an important stage in
    helping Haiti.

    The British-based solidarity group Haiti Support Group appealsfor donations to help Haiti by supporting the Haiti union
    workers.

    http://www.haitisupport.gn.apc.org
    Austin Paulnack, Syracuse NY

    United States Posted by Austin Paulnack on Apr 28, 2004 at 5:45 PM

    Is it possible that the serious wrongs which you have attributed to Aristide were in fact the covert actions of the CIA and American NGO’s?

    United States Posted by Wayne Louis Taylor on May 2, 2004 at 7:59 AM
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