ILO violation 87 : Legal action was taken against ten women working for the Portuguese garment manufacturer Dovtex in Casablanca. The women were arrested and charged in March, under article 288 of the penal code (see “Trade Union Rights in Law” above) after going on strike to demand the reinstatement of 34 colleagues who had been dismissed by the company. The women appeared in court on 14 March together with other trade unionists facing similar charges. Four of them, Nahi Zahra, Saoud Amina, Achkir Amina and Mbarka Dohri were held in preventive custody. The outcome of the trial had not been notified to the ITUC at the time of writing.:
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