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WFTU Celebrates 70 years of service

24 Tuesday Mar 2015

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World Federation of Trade Unions(WFTU) is celebrating its 70th Foundation Anniversary on 3rd October 2015. A circular issued by WFTU in this connection is given below:

Athens, Greece – March 23rd, 2015

 APPEAL

To: All WFTU members and Friends

Subject: 70th Anniversary Commemoration Events

In October 3rd, 2015 our historic Organization celebrates its 70 years of militant and internationalist struggle. On this Occasion the Presidential Council of the WFTU has decided to appeal to all members and friends of the WFTU to commemorate in every country this great anniversary.

With events, seminars, lectures, open rallies and mass activities we call all members and friends to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the WFTU throughout the year 2015. To pay tribute to the struggles of the working class and the class-oriented trade union movement in every country, to pay tribute to the martyrs who fought for the betterment of the working class and humanity, to educate the next generations with the achievements, the difficulties and the importance of the class struggle, to spread the awareness about the positions and the tremendous role of the WFTU in the struggle against imperialism, colonialism, apartheid, exploitation.

After the end of the anniversary celebrations, the Secretariat announces that a Special Publication will be released for the 70th Anniversary Events around the world to collect in one publication the activities, the pictures, the articles about the events.

We ask from all members and friends to inform us about the activities they organized, to send us pictures, speeches and articles in the media about these events.

All materials to be send in the emails of the WFTU: international@wftucentral.org,info@wftucentral.org and press@wftucentral.org

 

Protest Demonstration in Spain against austerity measures

22 Sunday Mar 2015

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Madrid, Mar 22 Thousands of demonstrators from across Spain gathered at one of Madrid’s main squares to protest against the way the government has tackled the financial crisis by implementing harsh austerity measures.

Organisers had hoped to attract 20,000 protesters to the event, labelled Marches for Dignity, and yesterday evening much of Colon Square and part of Paseo de Recoletos boulevard were packed with people carrying republican flags and banners calling for a general strike.

Hairdresser Dolores Cerezo, 32, who had arrived from southern Sevilla, said the government had cut back “savagely” on public services such as education and the national health service, “but we are seeing many of them now appearing in court suspected of fraud and corruption, of stealing money.”

Scuffles broke out after the main rally ended. Riot police clashed with about 200 protesters who had attacked a bank and a police car.

 

Condolences for the passing away of cde Kleanthis Kleanthous (PEO Cyprus)

21 Saturday Mar 2015

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Condolences for the passing away of cde Kleanthis Kleanthous (PEO Cyprus)

The World Federation of Trade Unions with deep sorrow is announcing the passing away of comrade Kleanthis Kleanthous, PEO Cyprus, who lost the battle with cancer after many months and is expressing honest condolences to his family and to PEO Cyprus. Comrade Kleanthis was a member of WFTU Presidential Council for many years, head of the European Regional Office of the WFTU in 2006-2010 and President of the Financial Control Committee of the WFTU. He was a special cadre of WFTU, known for his energetic attitude, his internationalism and militancy and his dedication to the working class struggles. He had represented WFTU in various Congresses, in many countries of the world. After the reversals of period 1990-1992, when WFTU was going through rough moments, comrade Kleanthis Kleanthous was standing stable on the defense of the World Federation of Trade Unions. We salute comrade Kleanthis with our comradely and militant farewell and the commitment to continue the course of struggle. THE WFTU SECRETARIAT 

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Meeting of Telecommunications’ Trade Unions from Europe

17 Tuesday Mar 2015

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Meeting of Telecommunications’ Trade Unions from Europe

PRESS RELEASE
Meeting of Telecommunications’ Trade Unions from Europe On Saturday, March 14, took place at the Headquarters of PAME in Athens a meeting of trade union organisations from Telecommunications to discuss the coordination of the workers in the sector against the multinationals.
In the meeting which was hosted by PAME participated the trade union organisations USB from Italy,PEO from Cyprus and CoBas from Spain. The organisations agreed that it is necessary for the fighting trade unions of Europe to coordinate their action in a sector that is dominated by the monopolies, with hundreds of thousands of workers, who are, in majority, working as modern slaves, especially in the huge call centers. At the same time the delegations highlighted issues such as privatizations, the destructive role of the employers’ trade unionism and the persecutions against militant workers.
The organisations agreed in a series of initiatives, with main goal the need to organise a big meeting of the fighting trade unions in telecommunications, IT and call centers, which can be a step for common action. The delegations also talked about the need to open the discussion within the workers and the trade unions for Telecommunications that will not belong to business groups, but they will be property of the people and will guarantee cheap and quality access to the commodity of communication to all people, while at the same time will provide full-time, steady jobs, with full rights to the workers

Cyprus: Massive rally organized against austerity

10 Tuesday Mar 2015

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Cyprus: Massive rally organized against austerity

06 Mar 2015
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A massive rally was organized on March 4th, 2015 in Cyprus by trade union Confederations against the European Union, Troika and their policies of austerity and poverty for the people.

“Society resists and demands” was they main slogan of the rally attended by more than 10,000 protestors.

Unemployed, Workers, Farmers, Students and Self-Employed joined forces in the rally which took place outside the Conference Center in which the European Central Bank was holding its meeting.

The General Secretary, George Mavrikos joined and addressed the rally expressing the solidarity of the international class-oriented trade union movement in the struggle of the Cypriot people.  (WFTU Report)

8th March – International Women’s Day

08 Sunday Mar 2015

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8th March is being celebrated as International Women’s Day since 1911. It is being observed in most of the countries.

Women have been discriminated and are being denied equal opportunity and equal justice in the  society. They are discriminated in jobs,wages,  society, home, schools, worship places – every where. Thousands of years of male dominance has relegated the women to a second position. This still continues and some times is increased.

All the religions have given prominence to men at the cost of women. The fundamentalists of each and every religion are targeting women. Attacks are on women world wide. They are molested, harassed, raped and killed. The recent statement of a convict in the Nirbhaya case, clearly shows the mindset of many in the society.

There have been many women Presidents and Prime Ministers in several countries, including India. But the condition of women has not improved as required. The mindset of the society has to be changed.

It is not a small fight. It is a very very long fight. It is not  the fight of women only, it is a fight by the men and women. The progressive forces and the working class have a great responsibility in the matter.

The society can not move forward with one leg, the women, tied to a post. Both legs have to move equally, freely  and in cohesion. In the socialist society, there will be no discrimination between men and women. They will have equal rights and equal responsibility.

Let us all pledge to day, to make all out efforts to bring gender equality, equality for men and women.

 

WFTU Supports the Palestinian People in their struggles against Zionist Aggression

11 Friday Jul 2014

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The WFTU has issued the following Statement expressing solidarity to the struggling Palestinian People.

IMPERIALISM, ISRAEL, PALESTINE

The World Federation of Trade Unions true to its internationalist solidarity to the Palestinian people which is being expressed with moral and practical means in a day to day basis denounces the murderous policy of the Israeli Government, the attacks, the kidnappings and the expansion of the settlements in the Palestinian territories.

There is no law or argument that can make these bloody attacks acceptable.

The blood of the innocent and the injustice over the Palestinian people is not only in the hands of the Zionist Israel but also those who support it like the USA and the European Union and those who do not do anything to put an end in their torment.

We express our solidarity, support and brotherhood to the WFTU affiliate the GUPW, to the Palestinian workers and the Palestinian people for a free, independent and sovereign Palestine.

Successful Anti-Imperialist Conference in Bolivia

07 Monday Jul 2014

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image001Bolivia: Great success for the anti-imperialist conference
07 Jul 2014
BOLIVIA, IMPERIALISM, LATIN AMERICA
The Anti-imperialist International Trade Union Conference held in Cochabamba – Bolivia on June 30, July 1st and 2nd was conducted with great success. The Conference was organized by the COB of Bolivia, the WFTU with the adhesion of the Bolivian government.

The President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Evo Morales, participated and spoke at the acts of opening and closing of the conference, in an anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist and internationalist spirit.

65 international delegates, from 45 organizations in 24 countries were present, trade unionists from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and the USA. Dozens of the international delegates took the floor and intervened.

At the end of the the attached declaration was approved.

A special moment at the closing ceremony was when the Executive Secretary of the Bolivian Workers Central (COB) Juan Carlos Trujillo presented honorarily to the WFTU the symbol of class struggle in Bolivia, the Miner’s head gear. (Courtesy:WFTU)

WFTU Supports Abolition of Monarchy in Spain

04 Friday Jul 2014

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The WFTU supports the call for the abolition of Monarchy
27 Jun 2014
MONARCHY, SPAIN

With the abdication of Juan Carlos de Borbón who served as King of Spain since his appointment by fascist Franco, the World Federation of Trade Unions wishes to express its clear rejection for the parasitic institution of Monarchy.

The WFTU believing and fighting for equality is sickened by the thought that in the 21st Century, the birthright in superiority and governance over people has not yet extinct.

Within the framework of capitalism, elements of oligarchy remain unattached continuing to plunder riches that belong to the people and not to the nepotistic, corrupt, useless and reactionary institution of monarchy.

On top of that, the “blue-blooded” families remain unpunished for having supported all reactionary, murderous, fascist and undemocratic motions against the people either in national or in international level.

Such institutions which continue to exist in Europe expose the reality behind the “democratic” and “modern” face of the European Union which is merciless with the poor and the working people when it comes to policies of taxation, salary and pension cuts and destruction of the public sector, while on the other hand it utters no word against the corrupt, parasitic institution of monarchy.

The World Federation of Trade Unions having supported successful movements against undemocratic and oligarchic regimes stands for the abolition of the institution of Monarchy.

WFTU Bangladesh Committee Meets.

28 Saturday Jun 2014

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A meeting of the Bangladesh Committee of the WFTU was held in the capital’s Purana Paltan on Thursday.
Member of the Presidential Council of the WFTU and convener of Bangladesh Committee Dr Wazedul Islam Khan moderated the meeting.
Two deputy General Secretaries of the WFTU H. Mahadevan and Swadesh Dev Roy spoke at the meeting.
The leaders of World Trade Union Federation said that there is no alternative to democratic labour law, trade union rights, fair wages and labour security.
They alleged that the developed countries are earning a huge amount of money by exploiting the labourers of the underdeveloped and developing countries.
Because of their exploitation, some employment opportunities have been created, but in fact it is destroying the poor countries economically.
Among others, President of Bangladesh Trade Union Centre Shohidullah Chowdhury, President of Jatiya Sramik Jote Mesbah Uddin Ahmed and General Secretary of Samajtantrik Sramik Front Rashekujjaman Rokon were present at the programme. (WFTU)