October 3rd
2023: TUI-PS&A International Action Day Statement
“Workers of the world
unite you have nothing to lose but your chains”
As the TUI-PS&A, we take this
opportunity to raise our banners and salute our mother body, the WFTU, on the 78thanniversary
of its founding. In line with the 2023 theme; “the
defence of democratic and trade union freedoms against authoritarianism and
repression - and the struggle to protect
the right to organise, collective bargaining and the sacred right to strike”.
Workers and the working class are facing a challenging period that is full of
threats and opportunities. This WFTU anniversary also comes just one month
before our upcoming XIV international congress in November 2023 that is to be
held in Bogota, Colombia which is an opportunity to evaluate and strengthen our
work in all continents.
Each region and affiliate of our TUI is called upon to ensure that
the October 3, WFTU anniversary becomes a day of international action and
visibility for our organization. We must do this by reiterating our rejection
of capitalism and neoliberal solutions to problems facing the working class and
working people today. Our struggle cannot be won through
class collaboration and yellow trade unionism, victory for the working class
can only come through a determined class struggle against our class enemies.
Our class enemies seek to disarm and demobilize us through collaborative strategies of “engagement” while they proceed to reverse our historic gains and attack workers and the organizations in defense of profits. We reject this form of trade unionism our class enemies seek to impose on workers and the working class.
Decent Work with Full Rights!!!
No to Exploitative Flexible Work
Practices!!!
Down With All Forms of
Exploitation!!!
Issued by
the WFTU TUI-PS&A Secretariat:
Zola
Saphetha General Secretary