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IFWEA MONTHLY BULLETIN March 2005 |
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Dear Friends, Welcome to the March edition of the IFWEA Bulletin.
DFID supports new IFWEA Africa informal economy project The British Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) has agreed financial support for a new IFWEA project in Africa, developing workers’ education programmes to strengthen workers’ organisation in the informal economy. The three-year project, to be managed by Zambia-based Mike Chungu (mikechungu@yahoo.com) , IFWEA’s regional co-ordinator, will include national programmes in four countries, regional training and consultation events, and the development of new education material for use in informal economy work.
Palestinian IFWEA member facing threat of repression IFWEA member Democracy & Workers’ Rights Center (DWRC) in Palestine is calling for trade unions and workers’ organisations to condemn an attempt by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions to enlist the support of Palestinian security services to take repressive measures against the Independent Workers’ Committees Federation and DWRC itself. For details, see [DWRC_appeal_eng.rtf] (English) or [DWRC_appeal_fr.rtf] (French), or contact info@dwrc.org.
IFWEA Executive Committee The next meeting of the IFWEA Executive Committee will be held in Lisbon, Portugal on May 14-15, and substantial time will be set aside for a major discussion on strategy in the coming years. Topics will include IFWEA’s regional development, relationships with the international trade union federations, IFWEA services and support to member organisations, and co-operation with Solidar and other international bodies. Should member organisations wish to contribute to the discussion, or place any other item on the agenda, please contact dave.spooner@ifwea.org.
Silver Rose awards IFWEA members are reminded to submit nominations for the Solidar Silver Rose Awards 2005 - presented to people or organisations that have made exceptional contributions to the fight for social justice. Details are available at www.solidar.org. Nominations have to be received before 31 May 2005.
Affiliation Fees Unless you have already done so, we urge all affiliates to pay their 2005 fee as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding fee payment, please contact anne.webley@ifwea.org.
Dave Spooner
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