In September 2014, Luis Cardenas, a trade union leader at security firm Prosegur, became the victim of a brutal and violent assault near his home in Peru. Cardenas, an off-duty worker, was left hospitalised by the attack after an anonymous criminal smashed him across the head with a rock.
The attacker took none of Cardenas´ personal property, suggesting he was targeted simply for being a trade union leader. Just one month earlier, pamphlets were circulated to Prosegur staff identifying Cardenas as a union leader and falsely accusing him of stealing union funds.