Press releases

Argentina: Labor unions turn to UN human rights protection mechanisms in the face of persecution and repression of labor unions

JOINT PRESS RELEASE The Association of State Workers (ATE) and the Autonomous Workers’ Confederation (CTA-A), with the support of CETIM, denounce systematic violations of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, association, and due process under the administration of President Javier Milei. City of Córdoba, Geneva, September 25, 2026. The Association of State Workers of […]

The ban on the World Social Forum in Benin: an offensive against social movements and popular resistance

Addendum According to the latest information, the Beninese government has finally changed its initial decision, granting belated authorisation for the 17th World Social Forum to be held from 6 to 9 August 2026. Whilst welcoming this positive decision, CETIM wishes to emphasise that this U-turn cannot, unfortunately, undo the impact of the obstructive measures deployed […]

Honduran peasant organizations denounce before the UN a legislative decree that legalizes land dispossession in favor of agribusiness

Presse Release Tegucigalpa, July 27, 2026 The National Center of Rural Workers (CNTC, Honduras), a member organization of the Latin American Coordination of Rural Organizations (CLOC) – La Via Campesina, with the support of CETIM, has submitted an urgent complaint to several Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council to alert them to […]

Violations of agricultural workers’ rights in Cameroon’s sugar industry denounced at the UN

JOINT PRESS RELEASE CETIM – STRASCAS 14 July 2026 The Union of Seasonal Workers in the Haute Sanaga Sugar Cane Industry (STRASCAS) announces that, with the support of CETIM1, a complaint has been filed with several UN human rights protection mechanisms to address human rights violations committed against agricultural workers in Cameroon’s sugar industry, primarily […]

Solidarity action at Nestlé’s headquarters in Switzerland: Enough of the labour massacre in Colombia!

PRESS RELEASE Vevey, Bogotá, 17 June 2026 On Tuesday 16 June 2026, representatives from SINALTRAINAL, the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples’ Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity, Stop Pillage, Colectivo Jaguar, CETIM, Décroissance Alternative, Ensemble à Gauche Vaud and Les Vagues de la révolte staged a symbolic solidarity action outside Nestlé’s headquarters in Switzerland, […]

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