CGIL and CSDL support the EU and the governments of Italy and San Marino to reduce the tension between Russia and Ukraine
“Together for a social, ecological and supportive Europe”.
This is the title of the videoconference in which they met in recent days Dgb Odenwald (South Hesse – Germany), CGT Grand Est (Alsace – France), CGIL Rimini And Csdl San Marinofor many years linked by close relationships of friendship and cooperation.
Cgil Rimini and Csdl San Marino participated in the videoconference in an added note, the provincial president Harald Staier and regional secretary Horst Raupp for DgbThe coordinator responsible for European cooperation Raymond Ruck for CGTThe general secretary of CGIL Rimini, Isabella Pavolucciand the Secretary General of the CSDL, Enzo Merliniin addition to the respective delegations.
“The global challenges of our time, such as the pandemic and climate change, always need one greater international collaboration, to achieve a social, just, ecological and supportive Europe“, This was one of the premises of the videoconference, which allowed an exchange of assessments on the current situation of the pandemic and on the political-trade union trend in Germany, France, Italy and San Marino.
The second is that “a social Europe can only be anti-fascist: trade unions defend the European ideal, democracy and human dignity from the neo-fascist threat, which is regaining visibility throughout Europe, riding the protest against anti-Covid measures “.
The discussion “began by pointing out how the pandemic has hit hard everywhere; the health personnel are exhausted and many citizens with other pathologies are no longer treated destined “. I vaccines they proved to be “a decisive tool for prevention against the most serious effects of the disease; as soon as possible they must also be made available to the poorest countries, otherwise the inequalities between peoples will become even more marked and new variants could develop ”.
The pandemic “has had very negative economic and social effects; the effects of the cuts in public spending perpetrated over time by the various governments, which have weakened health care and schools, have become even more evident ”. It is “essential to identify a new model of development and society that places social justice and solidarity at the center“.
The person and the environment “must come before capital and profit”: the trade unions “must make a common front for one build a solidarity-based society that reduces inequalities creating a market without effective common rules“. For rights, the necessary political change and the protection of the rights of male and female workers, “strong trade unions, broad alliances and international solidarity are indispensable”.
And again: “The workers whose wages are lower than average in percentage terms and those who find themselves in a state of poverty, due to the increase in precariousness, work discontinuity and exponential growth of involuntary part-time workers, have increased. There battle against poor work and for permanent quality work And one of the fundamental objectivesto be supported within the continuous evolution of the European integration process and of legislative and EU production “.
Dgb, CGT, CGIL and CSDL “have the same ideal and cultural affinities and have shared the community of intentions in combating wage dumping, determined by pirate contracts, underlining the need to create an adequate level of protection for all workers”. Collective bargaining is “crucial for the achievement of these objectives and its expansion is necessary at national and European level”. The “support for an ever more effective action on the part of Ces” was therefore reaffirmed.
Innovation, the competitiveness of the profit of the production system and the ecological transition “must be supported by calibrated public interventions, which produce benefits for the peoples and do not become a new opportunity for a few”. Furthermore, “public support must be directed towards growth that creates stable and qualified employment for young people, women and above all for the territories where there is greater need”.
Finally, “in expressing deep due to the growing tension on the borders of Ukraine“, Cgil Rimini and Csdl San Marino” strongly condemn an initiative that could undermine peace and stability in Europe, reaffirm their initiative in any war and conflict “as well as asking their respective governments, member states and EU institutions to “engage in aactive neutrality initiative to reduce tension and promote a political agreement between all the parties “.