Call for protection for trade unionists in Libya
Leader of Dockers and Seafarers Union of Libya was shot on 8th November
by Niall Shanahan
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| Nermin Al-Sharif, leader of the Dockers and Seafarers Union of Libya, was shot on Sunday 8th November. |
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LabourStart has sought support for its call on the Prime Minister of the Interim Government in Libya to protect trade unionists and human rights activists. The campaign follows the shooting of Nermin Al-Sharif, leader of the Dockers and Seafarers Union of Libya, on Sunday, 8th November.
Nermin is described as "a passionate and determined internationalist" who has fought for women's rights across the Arab world, at Qatar Airways and for the rights of the dockers and seafarers. She has continued this increasingly dangerous work despite the civil war in Libya.
She is now out of hospital and recovering from her injuries. This is the second attempt on her life and follows the murder of three other well-known female activists in Libya.
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