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February 20, 2005Amicus pledge £1,000 for Iraqi trade unionists - an example to us all.
18 February 2005 Amicus officers who met with an Iraqi trade unionist yesterday have pledged £1,000 to help to organise representation for Iraqis. Amicus Regional Council members in the West Midlands met with the Abdullah Muhsin, a representative of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) visiting from Baghdad and heard how Iraqi trade unionists were persecuted under the Ba'ath regime. Amicus' Regional Secretary, Terry Pye, said: 'We were extremely moved to hear of the hardships Iraqi trade unionists have endured. We want to help them in their efforts to secure jobs and a living wage for Iraqi workers and to organise Iraqi workers so they can enjoy the inalienable right to join or form a union. With assistance the IFTU can and should be actively involved in the rebuilding of the country's economic and civil society.' With more than 50 per cent of Iraqi workers unemployed, the IFTU's priority is to secure jobs and a living wage for Iraqi workers. To achieve this the urgent task of educating Iraqi workers about trade unionism, labour and democratic rights, health and safety and other issues becomes more urgent. - Ends |