Motion
- Motion title
- Haiti
- Session
- 2009-2010
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 30 May 2010
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- 28
- Motion text
Considering:
1. The Haiti earthquake of 12 January killed at least 200,000, caused many more injuries and made millions homeless;
2. The scale of the disaster was due not only to the nature of the earthquake but also to many decades of extreme poverty, poor health, an unemployment rate of 70-80% and an average wage one quarter of that in Brazil;
3. University researchers, teachers and students have opposed the privatisation of the public university and the occupation by the United Nations;
4. Batay Ouvriye is a leading Haitian labour movement federation concerned with the programme of 'popular education' as many workers are illiterate.
Congress resolves:
(a) To establish links with trade unions in Haiti, including Batay Ouvriye and those in education, and to publicise the problems they face;
(b) To make a collection for the labour movement in Haiti during this Congress which is sent to Batay Ouvriye.
- Proposing body
- University of Liverpool
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Strategy and finance committee (SFC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2010/C/05-30/044/28