woensdag 30 augustus 2017

VN moet lijst opstellen van bedrijven die medeplichtig zijn aan 'de bezetting'

Aldus een artikel (UN must name and shame settlement profiteers) in de blog van Adri Nieuwhof d.d. 29/8/2017 in Electronic Intifada.
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/adri-nieuwhof/un-must-name-and-shame-settlement-profiteers?

De VN-mensenrechtencommissie besloot al in 2016 tot zo'n lijst.

donderdag 17 augustus 2017

Apartheid, fascism – but mostly colonialism

  Written by Michel Warschawski
Photo: Israeli demolition, by the Wadi Hilweh Information Center, January 2015
Struggling against Israel as a fascist or apartheid state must be a part of an anti-colonial struggle that Jews themselves participate in.

This article was written in response to Israel: Fascism or Apartheid? by Eli Aminov. 
Fascism, apartheid
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Further 
http://www.alternativenews.org/index.php/comment/151-apartheid-fascism-but-mostly-colonialism

woensdag 16 augustus 2017

World Day for Decent Work October 7, 2017

Decent Work kan niet onder bezetting, natuurlijk:

Van: ITUC Press [mailto:press@ituc-csi.org] 
Verzonden: woensdag 16 augustus 2017 14:42
Aan: ITUC Online
Onderwerp: World Day for Decent Work October 7, 2017 - End Corporate Greed: The World Needs a Pay Rise - ITUC OnLine

INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION 
ITUC OnLine   

World Day for Decent Work October 7, 2017
End Corporate Greed: The World Needs a Pay Rise
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the World Day for Decent Work (WDDW), which will fall on 7 October. Millions of people have taken part in WDDW events since 2008.
  • Since 2015, the richest 1% has owned more wealth than the rest of the planet (Oxfam).
  • 71% of people say governments should work towards a pay rise for workers (ITUC Global Poll 2017).
  • 80% of people say the minimum wage in their country is too low (ITUC Global Poll 2017).
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the World Day for Decent Work (WDDW), which will fall on 7 October. Millions of people have taken part in WDDW events since 2008, and this year will also be a day for global mobilisation : all the trade unions in the world will stand up for decent work. Decent work must be at the centre of government actions to bring back economic growth and build a new global economy that puts people first. No action is too big or too small for the World Day for Decent Work - i.e. a table discussion, a huge demonstration, a protest letter, a flash mob action or something completely different. This year, the global focus is on the world struggle for living minimum wages and a pay rise for all workers. Governments should heed the call from working women and men for decent wages, safe and secure jobs, and an end to greedy corporations setting the rules of the economy. This means ensuring that minimum wage-floors must be enough to ensure a decent standard of living, and that all workers must have the right to join a union and bargain collectively.

This year, October 7 falls on a Saturday, which means that some organisations may decide to hold events during the week before or after.
Whatever topics your organisation chooses for the World Day for Decent Work activities, please keep us informed by sending your information to wddw@ituc-csi.org. If you have any questions, please also email to this address.
We will shortly provide further updates on materials you can use for the World Day, social media and website information, including examples of activities planned by different organisations.

The ITUC represents 181 million workers in 163 countries and territories and has 340 national affiliates. 
For more information, please contact the ITUC Press Department on +32 2 224 03 52 or mailto:press@ituc-csi.org 

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