PRESS RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
SACTWU SUPPORTS 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM OF NO VIOLENCE AND ABUSE AGAINST
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Southern African
Clothing & Textile Workers' Union, which met from 26-28 November
2007, has resolved to support the 16 Days of Activism of No Violence
Against Women and Children campaign.
As a trade whose membership is mostly women, we believe that we
have a special responsibility to participate in the campaign.
Our NEC is deeply concerned about the continuing reports of horrific
incidences of violence and abuse against women and children.
Specifically, the SACTWU NEC calls on all clothing, textile and
leather industry workers to participate in all the activities
organised for this year's campaign, to endorse COSATU's condemnation
of violence and abuse against women and children, and for all
our members to hold workplace meetings over the remaining days
of the campaign to highlight this social problem.
We have also highlighted this campaign at the union's World Aids
Day awareness events held on 1 December 2007, in all major centers
of the country.
During the week of 10 December 2007, SACTWU will distribute 80
000 stickers with a No Violence and Abuse Against Women and Children
awareness message. These stickers will be distributed to clothing,
textile and leather workers in all SACTWU organised workplaces
during the week of 10 December 2007.
We call on all our members to make a special pledge and commitment
to fight all forms of violence and abuse against women and children.
Issued by
Andre Kriel
SACTWU
Deputy General Secretary
If further comment is required, Andre can be contacted on 0214474570.