Monika Gaertner-Engel
Initiator and European Coordinator
of the World Women’s Conference
of Grassroot Women
Schmalhorststr. 1c, D-45899 Gelsenkirchen
gaertner-engel@web.de
18.07.2015
Dear Joly, dear workers of Swan Garment! 
I want to express my strong solidarity with your sit in protest for the payment of outstanding salaries and festival bonuses!
Your common struggle with over 1.300 employees is brave, justified and needs international solidarity.
I strongly condemn the police attack, in which some workers were injured. I also blame the bureaucrats for ignoring the protesting RMG workers’ plights.
I am very happy to notice, that a lot of female workers are a strong part of this struggle. As one of the European coordinator for the next World Women’s Conference of grass root women 2016 in Nepal Kathmandu, it is a great concern that the women of the world are growing closer and closer together and consider their struggles as a common struggle against exploitation and oppression all over the world. I would be very happy to see some of you at the World Women’s Conference, so that we can share our experiences.






