30th October 2020
Workers Uniting sends condolences and solidarity to the Union Federation of Mineworkers of Bolivia (FSTMB) and the family of its leader, Orlando Gutiérrez, who died on October 28th after reportedly being violently attacked the previous week.
Orlando Gutiérrez was a committed defender of democracy, trade unionism, and the rights of workers in Bolivia.
His death must be investigated and the responsible parties brought to justice.
Workers Uniting is the global union – representing more than two million workers in Canada, Ireland, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States – formed by UNITE the Union, the United Steelworkers, and the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos, Siderúrgicos y Similares de la República Mexicana (Los Mineros).
