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Thursday 22 September 2011

CTC statement supporting the Palestinian cause

Cuban trade unionists have called on unions around the world to back the Palestinian call for UN recognition.

he statement says, "The Workers’ Central Union of Cuba, on behalf of its workers, states its support to the heroic Palestinian people in its fair request in the UN to recognize a Palestinian independent and sovereign State.

"The recognition of the fight carried out by Palestinian people in order to achieve its independence as an independent state is act of “historical justice” that people and governments around the world should recognize.

"We are calling all trade union organizations around the world and governments belonging to the system of the UN to support and recognize the fair Palestinian cause according to the International Right."