GLOBAL trade union leaders arrived in Ecuador today to back air cabin crew member Jimena Lopez in her fight against her unjust sacking by the LAN Ecuador airline.

The four-day mission will mirror worldwide union rallies and meetings to back Ms Lopez on International Women’s Day — March 8 — including a meeting with the Ecuadorian government, which supports her reinstatement.

International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) women transport workers’ co-ordinator Alison McGarry explained: “Jimena is general secretary and founder of the Aeroplane Workers Union.

“She was sacked by LAN Ecuador — part of the Latam holdings group, the largest airline in Latin America — following a successful trade union recruitment drive.

“That dismissal was not only a clear attack on her, but also unconstitutional, as the national government has stated.

“The call has gone out to Latam chief executive Enrique Cueto Plaza: Jimena must be reinstated.”