Kairo igår. Tusentals egyptier hyllade upprorets offer. Foto: Amr Nabil/SCANPIX
Egypten: Ny facklig
rörelse utlyser generalstrejk
egypten
En ny egyptisk fackföreningsrörelse växer ur upproret.
Generalstrejk har utlysts och fått stöd av världsfacket IFS.
31 Jan 2011
– Ett stort och mycket viktigt steg för alla egyptier som så länge förvägrats demokratiska företrädare på sina arbetsplatser.
Så säger världsfacket IFS generalsekreterare Sharan Burrow i ett uttalande i dag där hon ställer sig bakom den nya fackliga organisation som bildats de senaste dagarna och den generalstrejk som det detta nya fack utlyst.
– De oberoende fackföreningar som regimen vägrat erkänna har organiserat tusentals strejker och protestaktioner på senare år och har varit en drivande kraft bakom den folkliga massmobilisering världen kunnat bevittna de senaste dagarna, säger Sharan Burrow vidare i sitt uttalande.
Läs hela Sharan Burrows uttalande nedan.
Det är dessa oberoende fackföreningar som nu gått samman och bildat ett fackligt center. Enligt IFS organiserar de medlemmar i såväl hälsosektorn som skattemyndigheterna och landets stora industriarbetsplatser.
I Egypten finns sedan länge ETUF, en mycket regimvänlig fackföreningsrörelse som inte beviljats medlemskap i IFS.
The ITUC has announced its strong support for the Egyptian opposition’s call for a general strike in favour of democracy and fundamental rights today. The opposition’s move follows yesterday’s general-strike call by the country’s newly established independent trade union centre.
“This is a hugely important step for all Egyptians, who have for so long been denied the right to democratic representation at work. Independent unions, which the regime refused to recognise, have organised thousands of local strikes, sit-ins and protests in recent years, and have been a moving force behind the massive mobilisation of Egypt’s people that we have been witnessing in recent days,” said ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow.
The new trade union centre, which brings together existing independent unions of health sector employees and tax inspectors as well as worker representatives from the country’s key manufacturing locations, public employees and other sectors, announced its formation at a meeting on Sunday at Tahrir Square in Cairo and immediately issued the general-strike call. It also announced the formation of committees in workplaces across the country to protect workplace infrastructure.
“The union actions will increase pressure for genuine democratic change and respect for human rights. Just as in Tunisia, where the ITUC-affiliated UGTT has been at the forefront of the democracy movement, we salute the courage and determination of Egypt’s working people in standing up to an autocratic and illegitimate regime,” said Burrow.
The ITUC General Council meeting in Brussels this week will decide on measures to assist the Tunisian and Egyptian union movements to press for democratic transition and full respect for workers’ rights.
The ITUC represents 176 million workers in 301 affiliated national organisations from 151 countries and territories. Website: http://www.ituc-csi.org and http://www.youtube.com/ITUCCSI
Lars Laurén
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