We, the participants of the ILO-initiated MA Labor Policies
and Globalization[1]
course taking place in Germany, express our outmost concern
on the plight of trade unionists in Nepal who are now in danger
of being detained or arrested following King Gyanendra's undemocratic
dissolution of the Nepalese government last 1 February 2005.
As trade unionists and members of labor movements in our
respective countries, we condemn in entirety the repressive
rule that led to the suspension of trade union rights, detention
and arrests of trade unionists in Nepal. We also condemn the
military violence in the country, particularly towards the
students and civilians protesting against the Martial Law
imposed by the King to suppress civil liberties.
We therefore, call on the International Labor Organization
and other international labor organizations to exert international
pressure on the King to restore the democratic processes in
Nepal. We urge the international community and all the working
peoples around the world to voice protest on the violations
of human rights and workers’ rights in Nepal.
| Cesar Costa de Araujo |
CUT Brazil |
| Svetlana Boincean |
Moldova |
| Nelly Botevska |
Bulgaria |
| Doreen Delreece Deane |
The Barbados Workers’ Union, Barbados |
| Inez Lopes de Farias |
CUT Brazil |
| Maria del Carmen Gastelum Tapia |
Mexico |
| Euan William Gillespie Gibb |
CAW Canada |
| Dong-Gyun Han |
FKMTU (Federation of Korean Metalworkers
Trade Unions) South Korea |
| Eustace Imoyera James |
Nigeria Labour Congress, Nigeria |
| Evilastus Kaaronda |
Namibia |
| Sven Krack |
Germany |
| Harald Kröck |
IGBCE Germany |
| Sophia Lim |
Malaysia |
| Siqi Luo |
China |
| Donna McGuire |
QIEU Australia |
| Hoang Mai Nguyen |
Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, Vietnam |
| Marinna Nyamekye |
Ghana Trades Union Congress, Ghana |
| Sung Hee Park |
KCTU South Korea |
Jô Portilho
|
CUT Brazil |
| Wilfried Schwetz |
ver.di – Germany |
| Verna Dinah Viajar |
LEARN-APL/GN-Asia, Philippines |
| Mina Vukojicic |
TUC Nezavisnost, Serbia |
| Gaye Yilmaz |
DISK, Turkey |
* “Organizations listed for identification purposes”
[1] The MA LPG program is a program under
the Global Labour University being developed by the University
of Kassel and FHW Berlin, involving various German foundations
such as the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung, Hans Boeckler Foundation,
and DGB. This initiative also involves trade unions and universities
in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Canada. |
