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They told me chilling stories about the difficulties they encounter. One was a union organizer from El Salvador named Jiovanni. Just weeks ago, the company he was trying to organize told him how much it would cost to have him killed: 100 colones, which is the equivalent of about $11.40. What's that to this company, when every hat made in the sweatshops Jiovanni was trying to organize sells for $20? In the past months, this organizer has even been personally attacked by the president of El Salvador--for his efforts to improve conditions there. The national newspapers attacked...
...Mission Hill volunteer, BSA member Jiovanni R. Neblett '98, says that the unity within ethnic groups can galvanize students to action. "I think unity is the only way for people to solve problems. BSA is a great example of a vehicle where people use unity or strength to solve them," she says...
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