Steunverklaring tegen aanval op stakingsrecht Egypte
Het Egyptische leger treedt nog altijd met harde hand op, nu door een frontale aanval op het recht om te demonstreren en te staken. De onderstaande verklaring is opgesteld om steun te betuigen met de Egyptische democratiseringsbeweging en arbeidersbeweging.
Statement on the right to strike and protest in Egypt
The Egyptian people showed immense courage in overthrowing the dictator Mubarak. They braved armoured cars and bullets in order to win freedom and social justice.
We call on Egypt's current military and civilian rulers to respect the Egyptian people's democratic rights, including the right to protest and strike.
We call on the Egyptian cabinet to reverse its decision of 23 March 2011 to criminalise protests and strike action and to threaten those 'inciting' such action with imprisonment or huge fines.
We demand that the Dutch government cease to provide assistance, arms or equipment to the Egyptian army and security forces which could be used to repress strikes and protests.
We send our greetings to our brothers and sisters in Egypt's independent trade unions, and pledge that we will not stand by while their rights are under threat.
We will mobilise whatever solidarity we can to support their struggle for political freedom and social justice.
Supported among others by Egbert Schellenberg (FNV Bondgenoten), Lot van Baaren (national board Abvakabo FNV), Bart Griffioen (editor De Socialist), Herrie Hoogenboom (organizing FNV Bondgenoten), Kees Kalkman (VD AMOK), Wil Wolfs (tramdriver Rotterdam), Michiel Bakker (member AOb, education union), Miriyam Aouragh (researcher Oxford University), Wim Lankamp (Abvakabo FNV, Dutch Palestine Committee)
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Steun de onafhankelijke vakbonden in Egypte door een persoonlijke boodschap (in het Engels) met je naam, organisatie en/of vakbond. Stuur je mail naar reta.union.reta@gmail.com.
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