Posted: Friday, 4 February 2011

Trade unions around the world will join a Day of Action for Democracy in Egypt on 8 February, following a decision by the International Trade Union Confederation General Council meeting in Brussels. Unions will organise demonstrations at Egyptian embassies, and continue to press their governments to demand democratic transition in Egypt and to ensure that those responsible for the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations are brought to justice.

ITUC affiliates are asked to:

• Organise a demonstration at the Egyptian embassy in your country
• Request to meet with the Ambassador to present a letter of the concerns of trade unions
• If there is no Egyptian Embassy, please do the above actions to your Foreign Ministry
• Invite media to cover the event
• Send photos to the ITUC

Visit the ITUC web site for more information.

(content: ITUC)