Salama receives the Secretary-General of the International Trade Union Confederation and stresses the importance of union solidarity with the Palestinian people

Ramallah - Ofoq News - Member of the Central Committee of the Fatah Movement, Commissioner of Popular Organizations, Dalal Salama, received today, Wednesday, the Secretary-General of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Luke Triangle, who is visiting Palestine at the invitation of the Secretary-General of the General Federation of Palestinian Trade Unions, Shaher Saad.

The meeting discussed the positions of the International Trade Union Confederation in support of the national rights of the Palestinian people and the rights of Palestinian workers, and the importance of international union solidarity in the face of violations and occupation measures.

Triangle affirmed the Union's position in support of holding Palestinian general elections, as an indivisible political right, stressing that the Palestinian territories, including the West Bank, with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip at its heart, form one indivisible unit. He called on the occupying state to commit to ensuring that elections are held without obstacles, to ensure free and fair elections that express the will of the Palestinian people.

He also expressed his rejection of the occupation measures against the Palestinian people, stressing that the violations they are exposed to affect their human and national dignity, and require continued work and international solidarity to lift the injustice against them.

For her part, Salama praised the positions of the International Trade Union Confederation and its leadership towards Palestinian national rights, and the role played by trade unions in supporting the struggle of the Palestinian people and defending the rights of their workers.

Salama reviewed the violations and restrictions that Palestinian workers face on roads and checkpoints, and in their workplaces within the 1948 territories, in addition to the occupation policies that stifle the Palestinian economy and exacerbate the living burdens on workers and their families. She stressed the importance of continuing international union solidarity in support of their rights and dignity