{"id":5992,"date":"2022-02-23T08:29:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T08:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&p=5992"},"modified":"2022-03-09T17:09:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T17:09:10","slug":"global-union-campaign-fresenius-must-denounce-death-threats-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/global-union-campaign-fresenius-must-denounce-death-threats-in-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Global union campaign: Fresenius must denounce death threats in Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"
Federations representing workers in over 150 countries launch global day of solidarity for threatened union leaders at Fresenius <\/em><\/p>\r\n GENEVA, 23 February 2022–<\/strong>The Fresenius Global Union Alliance\u2014coordinated by Public Services International – PSI, UNI Global Union and IndustriALL\u2014has kicked off an international campaign today demanding that German-based care giant Fresenius denounce death threats against union leaders in its Colombian operations.<\/p>\r\n The campaign focuses on the safety of two union leaders at Fresenius\u2019 Quironsalud clinics in Medellin and Cali who received death threats. Since the first threat was received in February 2021, local and global unions have repeatedly called on Fresenius and Quironsalud management in Europe and Colombia to publicly condemn these attacks on workers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\r\n