Indian sugar workers demand justice for murdered Philippines activist

IUF members at sugar cooperatives in Kolhapur, Maharashtra demonstrated on December 10 to condemn the murder of Rolando Pango, the Philippine labour activist assassinated on November 29 in Negros Occidental. Hundreds of workers joined the protest despite the busy crushing season. Before the solidarity demonstration, Subhash Gurav, General Secretary of the Sakhar Kamgar Union, Kolhapur (Maharashtra), described the circumstances of the Pango murder and the ongoing violations of sugar workers’ rights in the Philippines.

CLICK HERE TO SEND YOUR MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES CALLING FOR AN URGENT INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE KILLING!