A Global Campaign

Sodexo Workers across United States and around the world are facing the same issues and even more severe right violations and lower working standards by working for this company. SEIU has fostered a national campaign in order to sign a global agreement with Sodexo, in which sodexo workers are able to unionize through the recognition of card check, negotiate strong regional contracts, and improve the working standards of the multi-service industry.

From cafeterias in U.S. universities to remote coal mines in Colombia—in country after country—Sodexo pays wages that are too low to support families – a mere $230 a month in the Dominican Republic and Colombia.

“I was dragged inside of the machine, my smock choking me around the neck. One more minute and I would have been dead. When my co-workers were finally able to pull me out of the vat, I was no longer breathing.” Blanca Bustos, Sodexo worker at the National Chocolate Co., Bogota

When Blanca tried to improve her working conditions by joining a union, Sodexo cancelled her contract.

“I told management that the main reason for our strike was wages, and I was told that for me at least—for me in particular— I was not getting a raise. I was called to the office, and they fired me. They are the ones who are committing injustice. They know the laws of this country, and they don’t respect them.” Carin Mieses, Sodexo Worker, Dominican Republic.