Colombia Turkey Qatar Ethical procurement in global supply chains International seminar 2017 London Recruits Calendar of international days a branch resource – for your diary International committee priorities for 2017 The NEC International Committee agreed its work programme for 2017 at its meeting in January. The Committee has prioritised work on Palestine, Colombia, Turkey, Qatar, global supply chains and public services in the global south for this year. Palestine 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the illegal occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the 10th anniversary of the blockade of Gaza and the centenary of the Balfour declaration. UNISON will be working with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign to use these anniversaries to highlight the continuing denial of human and workers rights to the Palestinian people. Since the inauguration of Donald Trump the Israeli government have committed to build even more settlements on Palestinian land; 566 in East Jerusalem and 2,500 in the West Bank. Demolitions of Palestinian homes have also increased. On Thursday 9th of February, MPs have a chance to take part in a parliamentary debate about Israel's illegal and immoral settlements. Please take part and circulate the and ask your MP to speak out about the impact of settlement building on Palestinian lives and ask the government to take concrete steps to cease all trade and financial ties with settlements. Colombia The peace agreement means we have to redouble our support for the Colombian trade union movement. The peace agreement between the FARC guerrillas and the Colombian government was approved by the Colombian parliament at the end of 2016 bringing the end of over 50 years of armed conflict even closer. Peace talks with the much smaller ELN guerrillas are underway. The civil war has meant that Colombia has been the most dangerous country in the world to be a trade unionist as human rights defenders, environmentalists, peasant activists and trade unionists have all been targeted by the government and rightwing paramilitaries. The trade union movement in Britain and Ireland responded by setting up Justice for Colombia to highlight attacks on trade unions and to campaign for social and
Colombia Turkey Qatar Ethical procurement in global supply chains International seminar 2017 London Recruits Calendar of international days – a branch resource for your diary International committee priorities for 2017 The NEC International Committee agreed its work programme for 2017 at its meeting in January. The Committee has prioritised work on Palestine, Colombia, Turkey, Qatar, global supply chains and public services in the global south for this year. Palestine 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the illegal occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the 10th anniversary of the blockade of Gaza and the centenary of the Balfour declaration. UNISON will be working with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign to use these anniversaries to highlight the continuing denial of human and workers rights to the Palestinian people. Since the inauguration of Donald Trump the Israeli government have committed to build even more settlements on Palestinian land; 566 in East Jerusalem and 2,500 in the West Bank. Demolitions of Palestinian homes have also increased. On Thursday 9th of February, MPs have a chance to take part in a parliamentary debate about Israel's illegal and immoral settlements. Please take part and circulate the and ask your MP to speak out about the impact of settlement building on Palestinian lives and ask the government to take concrete steps to cease all trade and financial ties with settlements. Colombia The peace agreement means we have to redouble our support for the Colombian trade union movement. The peace agreement between the FARC guerrillas and the Colombian government was approved by the Colombian parliament at the end of 2016 bringing the end of over 50 years of armed conflict even closer. Peace talks with the much smaller ELN guerrillas are underway. The civil war has meant that Colombia has been the most dangerous country in the world to be a trade unionist as human rights defenders, environmentalists, peasant activists and trade unionists have all been targeted by the government and rightwing paramilitaries. The trade union movement in Britain and Ireland responded by setting up Justice for Colombia to highlight attacks on trade unions and to campaign for social and
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