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Global Unions say DHL puts the squeeze on its workers

Global Unions say DHL puts the squeeze on its workers
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This week, unions around the world are telling post and logistics 
company Deutsche Post DHL to stop putting the squeeze on its workers.
In dozens of cases in over 20 countries, DHL has sacked, harassed 
and intimidated workers for union activities. The attacks on workers'
rights and unions started long before the financial crisis but now 
DHL management has latched onto the crisis as an excuse for drastic 
cost cutting and victimizing its employees.
In Germany, workers at the new Leipzig hub are paid so little they
are entitled to government income subsidies. In South Africa, DHL has
lost three court cases for wrongful sackings of union stewards
This week DHL employees and their unions are standing up to the 
company and demanding respect for their rights in the "Don't put the 
squeeze on workers" campaign. The global campaign for DHL workers has
been organised by UNI Global Union and the International Transport 
Workers' Federation (ITF).
The unions are asking the public to go to 
http://www.respect4workers.org to send messages to DHL CEO Frank 
Appel urging him to respect workers' rights.
"We are asking DHL to stick to its own key words: respect and 
results," said UNI General Secretary Philip Jennings. "If the company
respects its workers it will see far better results than if it joins 
the global race to the bottom on pay, conditions and trade union 
rights."
For more information go to: http://www.respect4workers.org
UNI Post & Logistics is the global union for the postal and 
logistics industry, representing 2.5 million workers worldwide. The 
ITF represents transport trade unions with almost 5 million members 
globally.

Contact:

Neil Anderson
Mobile: +41/79/508'26'16
E-Mail: neil.anderson@uniglobalunion.org

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