Through the intermediary of its international Secretary, the
National Work Confederation (Confédération Nationale du Travail or CNT), a
French anti-capitalist internationalist union involved in social class
struggles, has joined the campaign labelled “Boycott, Disinvestmant and
Sanction against the State of Israel”, an international campaign launched
by more than 170 grassroot Palestinian organizations, including our
partnering independent Palestinian independent unions.
Our union confederation will take an active part in the initiatives
organized in France. The CNT’s international secretary is also inviting
every union and federation within our confederation to sign this campaign
individually and to take concrete actions in their own field of activities
(education, social work, health, culture, trade, media…) and in their
various regions.
The commitment of the CNT to support the Palestinian people over many
years has led us naturally to join this vital campaign to end the
exploitation and occupation by Israel. A special group within the
international secretary has been working on Palestinian issues since 2001.
Thanks to them, we have been able to establish many contacts in Palestine
with autonomous unions and grassroot organizations that are fighting the
occupation.
Our joining this “Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanction” (BDS) campaign is
coherent with our solidarity with Palestine, defined by our statement of
support of the Palestinian people’s struggle, adopted by the CNT during
its 2006 congress. This statement is the expression of the anti-colonial
and internationalist principles of our union.
It confirms our opposition to all forms of colonization and occupation as
well as our solidarity with the oppressed against the oppressor.
As it was done in the case of South Africa, this initiative aims at
weighing through economic means and the media on the state of Israel until
the unpunished oppression of the Palestinian people and the denial of
their fundamental rights end.
DO NOT FINANCE THE OCCUPATION AND THE COLONIZATION OF PALESTINE: OUR
RESPONSE, INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY BETWEEN WORKERS!