Free trade zones in Sri Lanka, as in many other parts of the world, are very difficult areas for workers to form independent unions. This has become an even more urgent task as there is an offensive by employers to try and make Free Trade Zones in Sri Lanka totally union free. It is in this context that the win by workers at the Trelleborg Wheel Systems is so important. These workers have struck a collective agreement that guarantees the rights of workers to be a union member and not to be discriminated against.
Free trade zones in Sri Lanka, as in many other parts of the world, are very difficult areas for workers to form independent unions. This has become an even more urgent task as there is an offensive by employers to try and make Free Trade Zones in Sri Lanka totally union free. It is in this context that the win by workers at the Trelleborg Wheel Systems is so important. These workers have struck a collective agreement that guarantees the rights of workers to be a union member and not to be discriminated against.
