Assault on Ms. Constantina Kuneva

The Observatory has been informed by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) about the assault on Ms. Constantina Kuneva, a Bulgarian migrant worker and General Secretary of All Attica Union of Cleaners and Domestic Workers (PEKOP) based in Athens, which represents workers in the cleaning sector in the Attiki region, and the subsequent lack of adequate investigation by the Greek authorities into this assault. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint (...) - Greece / Human Rights Defenders, Urgent Appeals, migrations

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Source: fidh.org

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