Successful Arab Trade union Meeting held in AthenS

The WFTU Arab Trade Union meeting was conducted with great success on May 11th – 12th 2014, in Athens – Greece. The 2 – day meeting was
attended by 39 trade unionists from 13 countries of the Arab World. 26 delegates took the floor and discussed on the hot and crucial issues Arab workers and the Arab labor movement are facing, issues of international solidarity and trade union activities in support of the Palestinian cause. The participants concluded in and voted a resolution and an ambitious action plan for the region. The resolution puts forward a series of important initiatives and activities of the WFTU and its affiliates and friends in the Arab world. Once more, the participants of the meeting expressed
their unconditional support to the struggle of the Palestinian people and their cause, defending their right to a free, independent and sovereign state.