Aboul Gheit: The genocide in Gaza placed a heavy burden on the workers of Palestine
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, participated today in the opening of the 50th session of the Arab Labor Conference held in Baghdad.
Jamal Rushdi, the official spokesman, said: On behalf of the Secretary-General, Aboul Gheit delivered a speech in which he expressed his thanks to the Iraqi government represented by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Arab Labor Organization for the good organization of the conference’s work, noting the special symbolism of this session held in the city of Baghdad, which also hosted the first founding session, during which the constitution was approved. The organization 59 years ago.
Rushdi said that the Secretary-General devoted an important part of his speech to addressing the conditions of Palestinian workers and the crimes they are exposed to, as he pointed out that the Arab region has It has witnessed valuable achievements in the field of social protection for workers and the establishment of a culture of union rights, with the exception of Palestine, which lives in completely different conditions due to the Israeli occupation. He added that these bad conditions have witnessed a serious deterioration since the seventh of last October, warning that the occupation’s crimes against workers extend back decades. He sought During which, it led to the destruction of Palestinian production sectors and the theft of the people’s capabilities in various ways.
In his speech, Aboul Gheit denounced the double standards in dealing with Israel, which deliberately kills aid workers, bombs ambulances, and turns hospitals, schools, and shelters into mass graves, wondering for how long. It will remain outside the scope of international accountability.
Aboul Gheit stressed that protecting Palestinian rights is the responsibility of everyone, including international organizations, each within its jurisdiction. He called on the International Labor Organization to deal with the emergency plan presented by the Palestinian government to rehabilitate the labor sector, Which is scheduled to be presented during the organization’s conference next June.
He also expressed his aspiration to hold the donor conference that the organization’s Board of Directors agreed to organize with the aim of supporting employment support programs in Palestine as soon as possible.
The official spokesman said that Aboul Gheit explained that the outcome of the brutal Israeli attack on Gaza is not limited only to the huge number of martyrs, but also includes the disabled and those who have lost their jobs, as well as millions of Palestinian children who will be deprived of an education that would enable them to obtain decent job opportunities. In the future.
The international community also warned of Israeli attempts to target UNRWA, renewing its call To the donor countries that stopped funding UNRWA to review their positions, explaining that the continuation of the work of this agency is a moral necessity and a humanitarian duty.
It should be noted in this regard that the Secretary-General met on the sidelines of the conference with Mr. Gilbert Hongbo, Director-General of the Labor Organization. For the International Labor Conference next June.
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