Jorge Enrique Torres Lezama

08/27/2015

https://boingboing.net/2015/08/27/national-strike-in-guatemala-d.html

Protesters are seeking to arrest the sitting president for corruption.

08/26/2015

Progress. http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/08/26/guatemala-corruption-scandal-shows-positive-signs-for-change

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The decisive steps taken against politicians caught in Guatemala's growing corruption scandal are signs that positive change could be coming to a poor country long pillaged by its elite, analysts said.

05/09/2014

Well-written article regarding the represssion faced by human rights and labour rights leaders in Guatemala: "Even as Pérez Molina was named 2013 Leader of the Year by Latin Trade, Guatemala was rated the most dangerous country in the world for trade unionists and is living up to its title."
http://fpif.org/guatemala-suppressing-dissent-home-abroad/

Human rights defenders in Guatemala are facing the worst environment since the civil war.

11/22/2013

My dad would have loved that there is a soccer team in Guatemala with him on their jersey.

08/30/2013

International labour activists have called on Guatemala to investigate a wave of murders targeting trade unionists in the country, or risk losing its favoured trade status with the European Union and the US.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/14/guatemala-trade-unionist-murders

International delegation says Guatemala risks losing its trade status with the EU and US if it fails to take action over murders

04/22/2013

Sincere thanks to academic, Chris Vance, for dedicating his latest publication to Jorge Enrique Torres. The publication is titled: “Precarization of Working Conditions in Toronto and San Salvador through 2010: Workers’ Self Organizing and Transnational Labour in Times of Crisis”, published in “Labour, Capital and Society” (Volume 45, No. 1, 2012).

02/19/2013

Gracias Juan Luis por darnos una idea de lo que su ausencia significa. Thank you Juan Luis for giving us a sense of what his absence means.

Noticias de guatemala, ultima hora

02/11/2013

Compartido por los companeros de STECSA! Gracias por el homenaje!

Jorge Enrique Torres Lezama, 1940 -- 2012 Abogado, asesor sindical y revolucionario. Fue Asesor legal del Sindicato de Trabajadores de Embotelladora Central ...

01/18/2013

I will be speaking about the work of the Jorge Enrique Torres Association on Friday, January 25, 2013 at 8 p.m. (after the showing of the Coca Cola Case, a film that includes an interview with my dad), Café Simpatico, 1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria, BC.

09/25/2012

Okay ... so now we are up to 1850 letters sent to Ternium company in support of the worker's right to unionize.

09/25/2012

We wish to thank labour start for their amazing support of the Ternium workers! They sent the following message to their contacts: "At the Ternium factory in Guatemala, the employer has been busy busting up attempts by the workers to form a union. We've been asked to flood them with messages of protest. These workers need our help right now - please send off your message and spread the word." We have seen close to 850 letters in response! Please join us in pressuring Ternium to end their bullying! Send letters via: http://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.cgi?c=1582.

Please support this LabourStart urgent action campaign and spread the word.