The 16th Congress (Conference) of the World Federation of Trade Unions is being held at Athens (Greece ) from 6th to 10th April 2011. WFTU is one of the biggest trade union confederation with large number of trade unions affiliated to it all over the world. Its progressive outlook and sustained struggles and interventions against the capitalist system and for improving the conditions of the workers have been appreciated. The last Congress was held at Havana (Cuba) which was participated by me, where I could get discuss the problems of telecom workers from various countries.
Com.P.Abhimanyu, General Secretary, BSNLEU is participating in this Congress and had already reached Athens.
I wish the Congress all success and hope that it will discuss all important issues facing the workers and will take appropriate decisions.
VAN Namboodiri's Blog 
I am a retired L.I.C employee .I have associated myself for 4 decades with the T U movement in Insurance Industry and was in the leadership till retirement in 1997.
I am ,even now closely following your just struggles especially your struggle against the Govt of India’s attempet to privatise BSNL. As you know ,we are also in the thick of struggle against the active attempts of the central Govt to privatise L.IC.
So I extent you revelutionery greetings and let me know more about your participation in the WFTU 16th conference held recently at Athence in which our AIIEA had also participated.
With greetings.
Dear Comrade Varma,
Thank you for your mail. I am happy to get acquainted with you. I have got very close association with AIIEA for a long period. Even now BSNLEU and AIIEA have got close relation. I did not attend the WFTU Conference this time. My General Secretary Comrade P.Abhimanyu attended. Thank you. VAN Namboodiri