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Yalçın participates a virtual ceremony for the merger of Iraq’s GFIW and GFITU
17.05.20, Sunday
Memur-Sen President Ali Yalçın participated a virtual ceremony for the merger of Iraq’s the General Federation of Iraqi Women (GFIW) and the General Federation of Iraqi Trade Unions (GFITU), and the international online conference "Unionist Pioneers".
Memur-Sen President Ali Yalçın participated a virtual ceremony for the merger of Iraq’s the General Federation of Iraqi Women (GFIW) and the General Federation of Iraqi Trade Unions (GFITU), and the international online conference "Unionist Pioneers " at a special invitation from the President of the General Federation of Trade Unions Iraq (GFIW) and Deputy Secretary General of the International Federation of Arab Trade Unions (ICATU) Mr. Starr Danbous.
The event was attended by the Arab Labour Organization (ALO) and the International Federation of Arab Trade Unions (ICATU), the Sudanese Workers' Trade Union Federation (SWTUF) and the Bahrain Free Labour Unions Federation (BFLUF) and the General Labour Union in Lebanon (CGTL) and the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF).
The "COVID-19" pandemic has caused great damage to the world of work
In his speech, Yalçın said "This historic day unfortunately passes in the context of a global health crisis, and it is the coronavirus pandemic that invaded about 199 countries and infected more than 3 million and claimed the lives of nearly 250 thousand. On this occasion, in the name of the trade union movement in Turkey, I pay tribute and bless the workers who are fighting on the front lines to fight this pandemic, and I call upon the Allah to have mercy on those who lost their lives during the struggle and to heal the injured. "
The existing world order demonstrated its reality again
In his speech, Yalçın emphasized the seriousness of the global system based on trade union movements in the period of this pandemic, when he said: "Once again this crisis has revealed the truth of the neoliberal system based on exploitation, occupation, conflicts and weakening workers' movements all over the world. It has shown that inequalities are constantly increasing between the rich and the poor. This crisis also revealed the capabilities of countries to confront and contain crises, and also showed serious gaps in social protection systems. Unfortunately, the world of work took the largest share of the damage caused by this pandemic, as it caused great disturbances in the world of work.