Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Resolution of Support for Prisoners’ Strike Joins Growing Labor Solidarity for Palestinian Freedom
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By Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
The Canadian Labour Congress, the national labor federation representing 3 million workers across Canada passed an Emergency Resolution at its 2017 convention in Toronto on 10 May in support of Palestinian prisoners’ #DignityStrike. The text of the resolution follows:
Emergency Resolution
CLC Supports Palestinian Prisoners’ Dignity Strike
The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) will:
a) Call on the Canadian Government to pressure Israel to stop violating international law by illegally detaining Palestinians and depriving them of their basic human, civil and political rights;
and
b) Work with global union federations, affiliates and civil society organizations in Canada on campaigns in support of Palestinian prisoners...