#iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #teaparty #union Act now! Defend worker rights defender on trial in Thailand http://strongerunions.org/2014/08/28/act-now-defend-worker-rights-defender-on-trial-in-thailand/ Andy Hall is a British migrant workers’ rights defender active in Thailand for many years – we’ve covered his work and the attacks on him before. On Tuesday 2 September, he goes on trial in Thailand, accused of criminal libel by the Natural Fruit Company, a pineapple producer whose abusive treatment of Burmese migrants Andy exposed in a 2012 report Cheap has a high price. He found child labour, withheld wages, confiscated passports and even violence. If he loses, he faces a seven-year jail sentence and a multi-million dollar fine. You can take action to defend him by joining the LabourStart action aimed at the Thai government and employers (including Natural Fruit); by backing the Sumofus campaign to get global fruit company Dole to put pressure on the Natural Fruit Company; and by donating to Andy’s legal and campaign costs...