Vietnam: Jailed labour activists sentenced - time to ramp up the protests

Bad news from Vietnam. A court has sentenced the three young labour activists who are the focus of a current LabourStart campaign to 7-9 years each.

Amnesty International immediately condemned the sentencing as did unions around the world.

Their families are pleading with overseas unions and others to help, writing that "They are innocent .. They did the right thing and it was not illegal ... From a strong and healthy young man, Hung was physically beaten into a sick and weak man .. We have lost our trust [in Vietnam's regime's justice system] ... We cannot find justice in Vietnam."

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