ITUC Urges Gaddafi to End Massacre of Civilians in Libya

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ITUC Urges Gaddafi to End Massacre of Civilians in Libya

Brussels, 21 February 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Horrified by the ferocity of
the repression seen over the last five days in Libya, where at least 300 protestors have been killed and the number of injured has reached
startling proportions, the ITUC has called on its affiliated
organisations to mobilise without delay to urge their governments to put pressure on the 42-year old tyranny of Colonel Gaddafi and ensure an immediate end to the atrocities.

"The unprecedented violence with which the authorities have responded to demonstrations by civilians legitimately demanding respect for their
fundamental rights, freedom of expression and assembly, is dragging the
country into a dreadful bloodbath," said ITUC General Secretary Sharan
Burrow. "Colonel Gaddafi must bring this ferocious repression to an
immediate halt; the ITUC is pressing the international community to take urgent action in this direction. These massacres must not go
unpunished," she added.

As workers at the Nafoora oilfield down tools this morning in solidarity with the protestors and solidarity demonstrations are held in Cairo and Tunisia, the ITUC expresses its total solidarity with the civilian populations in Libya, firmly condemning the violence being used against them.

Having received reports on the arrival at the Ras-Jdir border post of
hundreds of Tunisian workers fleeing the violence in Libya, the ITUC
also called for the protection of the many migrant workers in the
country.

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