----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Lippmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: CubaNews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 4:18 PM Subject: [CubaNews] Trade unionists from 60 countries to CTC Congress GRANMA April 26, 2001 Trade unionists from 60 countries to attend Cuban Workers� Congress � The forum proposes to seek joint action on the part of the international labor movement against the plague of globalization threatening humanity BY SONIA SANCHEZ (Granma International staff writer) THE role of the national and international workers� movement against neoliberal globalization will be the central theme of an international solidarity encounter with the revolutionary cause defended by the Cuban people. It is to take place in Havana, as part of the 18th Congress of the Central Organization of Cuban Trade Unions (CTC) on April 29 and 30 and May Day. In the presence of some 400 foreign guests and the principal leaders of the national trade unions, the Tribunal of Solidarity with Cuba and Against Neoliberal Globalization will begin on May 2 at the International Conference Center. At the CTC-sponsored encounter, Osvaldo Mart�nez, director of the Center for Research on the World Economy, will chair a discussion on the world economic situation, an issue that on account of its significance is expected to spark strong debate among the participants, CTC official Agust�n L�pez told Granma International. L�pez also noted that the forum�s main goal is to decide on joint action against neoliberal globalization on the part of the international labor movement. The significance of issues related to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) could also be raised at the congress if the occasion presents itself, L�pez added. In that context, Leonel Gonz�lez, CTC international relations secretary, recently emphasized the importance of analyzing what could be done in Latin America and the Caribbean, in terms of consequences for the region, if the U.S. project known as the FTAA is instituted. Delegations from around 60 countries will attend the 18th CTC Congress as guests, among them more than 100 U.S. trade unionists and representatives of virtually all the Caribbean, Latin American, European, Asian and African labor organizations. http://www.granma.cu/ingles/abri4/17sindic-i.html
