HyattHurts! UNITE HERE’s campaign against Hyatt Hotels

24-07-2012

On July 23 in Washington DC the IUF-affilited Unite Here held a press conference to build a worldwide boycott of Hyatt Hotels [1] in response to the company's extensive abuse of housekeepers and payment of low wages. John Wilhelm, the President of UNITE HERE said "Hyatt systematically abuses housekeepers and other hotel workers, and it is unacceptable that in 2012 women endure debilitating injuries as a result of the work they do cleaning rooms".

At the press conference the AFL-CIO, NFL Players Association, National Organization of Women (NOW) andLGBT groups pledged support to the boycott of Hyatt Hotels. Richard Trumka, President of AFL-CIO, reminded all that "without these courageous hard workers, none of the world's great summits, none of the world's great conventions, none of the day-to-day business [at hotels] could take place."

The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is an international federation of trade unions representing workers employed in agriculture and plantations; the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages; hotels, restaurants and catering services; all stages of tobacco processing. The IUF is composed of 394 affiliated organizations in 126 countries representing a combined membership of around 2,6 million.

How to contact the IUF:
Email: [email protected]
Post: Rampe du Pont-Rouge, 8, CH-1213, Petit-Lancy (Switzerland)
Phone: + 41 22 793 22 33
Fax: + 41 22 793 22 38

Links:
[1] http://www.hyatthurts.org/