{"id":26149,"date":"2024-11-12T14:06:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T13:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&p=26149"},"modified":"2024-11-12T14:08:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T13:08:37","slug":"bt24brazil","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/bt24brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Through Award 2024 goes to Franco da Rocha Union for Amazon organizing in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Commerce Union of Franco da Rocha and Regi\u00e3o has been awarded the UNI Global Union Breaking Through Award <\/strong>for its efforts to organize Amazon warehouse workers in S\u00e3o Paulo, marking a significant step in the fight to improve working conditions in Brazil\u2019s e-commerce sector.<\/p>\r\n

Working with UNI Americas and the Commerce Workers Union of S\u00e3o Paulo, the Franco da Rocha union launched a campaign in 2022 to build worker support at an Amazon distribution centre. The initiative has since seen hundreds of workers join the union and participate in mapping surveys to identify key workplace issues.<\/p>\r\n

As an Amazon employee and a newly elected union director, I’m proud that we’re breaking barriers, supporting a global fight to improve conditions for workers at the company and within e-commerce in general<\/em>,” said Heron Alves, a member of the union\u2019s Board of Directors.<\/p>\r\n

Since the campaign began, the Franco da Rocha union has reported several key developments:<\/p>\r\n