PSC Press Release
Thursday 12 August 2010
For immediate release
International Transport Federation calls for Action on Illegal Israeli Settlements
The International Transport Federation (ITF) passed a resolution yesterday at its 42 nd congress in Mexico , calling on transport workers to stop the transport of all goods and persons to illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories .
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) welcomes this important step forward in the campaign against the ongoing building of illegal settlements and against the Occupation.
The ITF represents 759 unions, with over 4,600,000 transport workers in 155 countries.
The resolution was tabled by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) and seconded by the RMT - the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.
RMT General Secretary and PSC patron, Bob Crow, said the vote was unanimous, with full support from all represented unions including railway and shipping unions.
The text of the final resolution will be available shortly. Please contact us for more information.
For more information:
Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Tel: 020 7700 6192
Email: [email protected]
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The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) aims to raise public awareness about the occupation of Palestine and the struggle of the Palestinian people. PSC seek to bring pressure on both the British and Israeli government to bring their policies in line with international law. PSC is an independent, non-governmental and non-party political organisation with members from communities across the UK . Join PSC today!
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