The IFTU was invited during March 2004 to address several regional TUC council meetings (Bath, Oxford, and Cambridge at which a £100 was donated by the Cambridge Council) and two Branch meeting of the T&G (the Parliamentary branch of the House of Commons which donated £300 and the 1/128 Branch which also donated £250). The IFTU also addressed the RMT Black and Ethnic Minority Conference on 16 March and on 30 March addressed the Haringey Trade Union Council, at which £110 was raised.
At all meetings the discussion focused on the experience of building unions and the process Iraqi trade unionsts went through for election to trade union committees. The role of women in the union and in the leadership of the union was also discussed. And the major issue facing the IFTU, apart from consolidation of the current structure and the lack of funds and resources such as premises, is to campaign for reducing unemployment by increasing job opportunities and for increasing the wages of Iraqi workers. The IFTU also wants to put an end to the acts of terrorism against Iraqi working people, especially the train and oil tanker drivers.
If your trade union wishes to have an IFTU speaker, see the 'contact details' part of our website.
Posted at March 26, 2004 02:28 PM