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ITF official arrives in Thailand to back rail sackings resolution

04/11/09

Mahendra Sharma, Asia Pacific Regional Secretary of the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) will arrive in Thailand today to express the Federation’s opposition to sackings of Thai Railways union leaders and its support for safety upgrades to the rail network.

Sharma arrives backed by messages of support for an end to the Thai rail crisis from ITF member unions around the world. He will be seeking meetings with government officials in order to stress the need for there to be no sackings or prosecution of those who took industrial action following the dismissal of a driver after a rail accident which highlighted the lack of safety equipment on the State Railways of Thailand. His visit will coincide with the arrival of a delegation from the ITF-affiliated Japanese Railway Workers’ Union and with demonstrations at or visits to Thai embassies and missions by trade unionists in the Philippines, India, Australia and New Zealand.

Mahendra Sharma commented: “The ITF is here to back dialogue, not victimisation. We, and our member unions around the world want to see the efforts already made to address this situation built on and strengthened. We utterly reject any moves to prosecute the SRUT union or its leaders.”

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