A few months ago, railway workers in Thailand went on strike, refusing to drive unsafe trains following a fatal crash.
The employer’s response was to sack six union officials and to sue the union for damages.
The State Railway Workers Union and its global union federation, the ITF, have called for an international campaign to protest these decisions, to urge the company to stop fighting against the union and instead to “build a new safety culture in the Thai railways with the workers and the union where whistle-blowers are not penalised.” Sounds reasonable enough.
But the Thai Transport Minister is pushing the railway to continue pursuing its case against the union in court.
We can stop this if enough of us send a loud and clear message to the Thai government supporting the union and opposing the court case.
Our campaign is now live in six languages with more to come — please take a moment to sign up.
And please – spread the word. Forward this message to your fellow union members.
Thanks for your support.
Eric Lee
