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Statements: Protest the denial of border entry of KCTU delegation to the G8 Summit
Published Friday, July 11, 2008 - 12:09 AM
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Guarantee Democracy and Human Rights at all Moments
Protesting the Denial of border entry of the KCTU Delegation to the G8 Summit by the Japanese government.
Statement from the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions G8 Delegation
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) with a membership of 800,000 is a major confederation of South Korean trade unions
actively fighting to advance democracy, human rights, and a democratic trade union movement. At this very moment, we are conducting a General Strike against the importation of U.S. beef; privatization of public services, and the failure of the current Lee Myung Bak
government to address the genuine concerns raised by South Korean citizens about food safety. The negotiations around the
importation of U.S. beef within the context of the unequal KORUS FTA has denigrated South Koreans the right to food safety and
privatization will force the working poor to undergo more social sacrifices.
The G8 Summit is a gathering of representatives of corporations and governments that support their interests to further the advance an
agenda of neoliberalism, privatization, and free trade. The neoliberal economic agenda has not only failed to resolve urgent issues that
affect workers in general, but have triggered a global emergency on financial markets, food supply, and the environment. This is a
moment when we truly need to seek another path, another direction, and another praxis.
Therefore, the KCTU delegation consisting of 9 representatives of various KCTU affiliates traveled to Japan to participate in the G8 Summit on July 4 to ensure that workers� voices and interests were addressed. It was the goal of the KCTU delegation to join other civil society
groups and popular movement to oppose the neoliberal agenda. We believe this is a fundamental human right and responsibility we
carry in these momentous and challenging times.
Four members of the delegation arrived in Haneda Airport, where they were forced to undergo a lengthy individual examination without
any proper explanation. The other members of the delegation that included KCTU Vice President Huh Young Goo were denied entry to
Japan by the Japanese Immigration Department without any explanation. Their passports were confiscated and during the process Vice-President of the Korean Health and Medical Workers Union, Lee Keun Sun was detained when he protested the actions of the Japanese
Immigration officials.
Prior to entry, the KCTU had notified the Japanese Immigration Department the purpose for their visit and the details of the activities during the G8 Summit. The KCTU had been invited by the Japan-based G8 Action Network to participate in their planned events. Despite
having followed all proper standard protocol and procedures, the Japanese government unfairly denied the entry of the KCTU delegation
to the G8 Summit.
The KCTU believes that the irrational denial of entry by the Japanese government is politically motivated and an attempt by the
government to pre-emptively block any dissenting voice during the G8 Summit. This is clearly a repression of people�s right to freedom
of expression, right to dissent, and against human rights as guaranteed by all international conventions. The KCTU challenges the
undemocratic actions of the Japanese government.
The KCTU determines that the denial of entry of the KCTU G8 Summit Delegation is an overprotective measure to ensure �peaceful�
proceedings of the G8 Summit without any disruption or dissent. This is of course a repression of democracy and human rights. The
KCTU will continue to organize for the right for workers to express their voices and raise concerns as a fundamental human right in
solidarity with other trade unions and civil society groups in Japan as well as the social movement at the international level. At the same time, the KCTU will focus on revealing the corporate greed of the G8 Summit and to show that there are people�s alternatives to
neoliberalization through dialogue and solidarity.
Finally, the KCTU wishes to convey its sincere thanks to Japanese and international trade unions and civil society groups for the support
in this difficult time. In solidarity, we will stop the neoliberal agenda and achieve true democracy and human rights.
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
July 7, 2008
Lee Changgeun
International Executive Director
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
Tel.: +82-2-2670-9234 Fax: +82-2-2635-1134
E-mail: [email protected] Web-site : http://kctu.org
2nd Fl. Daeyoung Bld., 139 Youngdeungpo-2-ga, Youngdeungpo-ku, Seoul 150-032 Korea
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News: WTO�s Doha Round Will Not Solve the Global Food Crisis
Published Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 02:20 AM
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Press Release
For Immediate Release
June 3, 2008
Contact
Anuradha Mittal, Oakland Institute, +1-510-469-5228
Deborah James, +1-202-441-6917
Aftab Alam Khan, International Coordinator, ActionAid International 0092-300-852-3118
Danilo Ramos, Asian Peasant Coalition (632) 9284184
WTO�s Doha Round Will Not Solve the Global Food Crisis
Civil Society Calls for Real Solutions
On June 3rd, 237 major NGOs, farmer organizations, trade unions and social movements from nearly 50 countries delivered a strong snub to WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy, in his push to conclude the Doha Round as a solution to the global food crisis.
As the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convenes a High-Level Conference on food security, and the Organization of Economic Cooperation (OECD) holds its annual meeting, the groups including ActionAid International, Africa Trade Network, Asian Peasant Coalition, Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Organizaciones del Campo (Latin American Coordination of Rural Movements, CLOC), and the Oakland Institute, sent a letter to Lamy as well as their Trade and Agriculture Ministers saying that the answer to skyrocketing prices of basic staples �does not lie in deeper deregulation of food production and trade.� The message was also delivered to the leaders of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), OECD, the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, and the Director-General of the FAO.
�We believe the Doha Round as is currently envisioned will further intensify the crisis by making food prices more volatile, increasing developing countries� dependence on imports, and strengthening the power of multinational agribusiness in food and agricultural markets,� the groups said. They call for:
1. Governments and communities to have a range of tools at their disposal to build resilient food and agricultural systems that are ready for the challenges that lie ahead.
2. The volatility of agricultural prices must be addressed through national policies and global actions to avert food crises and to ensure small producers a reliable and steady income.
3. Governments should establish safety nets and public distribution systems to prevent widespread hunger.
4. A reform of the food aid system.
The letter and list of signatories is available online at: http://www.oaklandinstitute.org. For more information contact Anuradha Mittal (510) 469-5228 or Deborah James (+1-202-441-6917).
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Letters: International Labor Rights Forum
Published Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - 07:02 PM
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Dear friends and allies'
I am writing from the International Labor Rights Forum in Washington, DC. We are writing today about 3 very important things and we would very much like your feedback and involvement.
---Share your Successes---
In response to the call for a global week of action during the week of January 21-26, 2008 initiated by the World Social Forum, the Labor is Not a Commodity blog, which is run by ILRF and several other groups, will feature articles throughout the week related to the theme: "Another World is Possible: International Labor Solidarity Success Stories."
We will be sharing stories about when people around the world came together to support workers' rights and how different individuals and organizations are successfully protecting labor rights globally. Keep checking throughout the week for inspiring updates.
We also want to hear your stories! You can contribute blog entries on successful labor campaigns by sending your stories to Tim at [email protected] -- the sooner the better! You can also contact Tim with questions or for more information.
---Pictures---
ILRF is about to launch a new website and we want to highlight all of the inspiring work done by trade unions and labor allied NGOs around the world. Please send us any pictures that you would like us to feature on our website and in publications. We very much would like pictures of factories, individual workers, rallies, and other activities that you have planned. Please send your pictures to [email protected] and also include a caption and the name of the photographer.
---Profiles---
ILRF recently surveyed our supporters and they responded with a special request to learn more about individual worker stories and also about the organizations that work on labor rights issues globally. We would like to feature your organization and work on our blog, website and other publications. If you would like to share the work you do with others through ILRF, email [email protected].
It is a pleasure to work with you and to support your important work and we look forward to continuing in the struggle for just labor rights around the world.
In solidarity,
Trina Tocco, International Labor Rights Forum
Washington, DC
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Urgent Appeals: STOP THE WISCONSIN PLAN IN ISRAEL! URGENT CALL FOR ACTION
Published Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 09:05 PM
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Israel�s welfare-to-work experiment �Wisconsin Plan� (for explanation, see Annex) has entered its decisive phase, as the two-year pilot period is about to end in June 2007. Currently, the political decision-makers in Government and Knesset are discussing the future of the Plan � which for us means: our future � and almost every day, different stories reach us on the news or in the Wisconsin centres: the Wisconsin Plan will be extended � the Wisconsin Plan will be amended � the Wisconsin Plan will be abolished � the Wisconsin Plan remains as it is� For us, the Wisconsin Plan participants from Nazareth, there is only one sustainable solution: the Wisconsin Plan must be abolished!
Therefore, we call on you to join us in our struggle to end the Wisconsin Plan in Nazareth and all other pilot areas in Israel. If you like to support our campaign, send letters, emails or faxes to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour; to the foreign companies and/or to their local associates, requesting the abolition of the Wisconsin Plan in Israel. Please find below all relevant addresses and sample letters to Ministry and companies. Or feel free to write them a personal letter.
For more on the issue please click here
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Reports: Microsoft software banned at WSF By Hana 31 January, 2007
Published Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 08:41 PM
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Microsoft Corporation's products were locked out of the recent World Social Forum (WSF) held in Nairobi, Kenya.With over 300 computers provided for participants and the press, organisers of the WSF preferred to provide open source software products and blocked all Microsoft related products at the forum. Participants attending the WSF, which for the first time took place in Africa, said this was done as a way of promoting the free social movement and at the same time also as a way of fighting Microsoft's "imperialistic tendencies". In its sixth year, the WSF runs parallel to the World Economic forum and represents alternative social and political views to those dominating the Davos conference. Anoop Sukumaran of Focus on the Global South said that since one has to pay licences for Microsoft's software, the multinational computer technology corporation was, in a way, controlling the flow of global information.
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Campaign: Domestic Workers Are Workers
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Coming CAW Events
Regional Conference on Domestic Workers
26-27 August 2008
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CAW Secretariat
Executive Coordinator- Lucia V Jayaseelan
Programme Coordinator- Deepa Bharathi
Programme Officer- Niza Concepcion
Information Communication and Media Officer- Juliette Lee
Publication, Resource Centre and Thai Liaison Officer- Patima Kalumpakorn (Pui)
Book-keeper / Administration Assistant- Suneerat Sangthong (Tuk)
Finance Consultant- Leong Mee Nan (Mei Yun)
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