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Martinique: Aftermath of Women's Strike

Categories: Caribbean, Martinique, Economics & Business, Governance, Labor, Law, Women & Gender

Female workers at clothing store Minimum Maximod won a protracted strike [1]to improve working conditions says (FR) Bien Vu. But their boss refuses to honor the agreement he signed during negotiations and has fled to France. “The women remain without salary or back pay,” says the blogger. “What are labor inspectors doing? What should we make of … these bureaucrats who lay low so as not make too much noise and risk getting fired?”