Action demanded from Yemeni govt following attack

Action demanded from Yemeni govt following attack
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is urging the Yemeni government to take immediate action following a serious attack on the leader of one of its member trade unions in the country.

The global union federation today received news from the Yemeni Aviation Engineers’ Syndicate that in the last few days the union’s president appeared on television talking about corruption within Yemen Airways. Within days his house and car were destroyed in an arson attack.

ITF general secretary David Cockroft said: “This is a nasty and cowardly attack that looks very much like it might be tied to the television appearance. We strongly urge the Yemeni authorities to investigate it and to provide the necessary protection for our colleague and his family, who are believed to be in continuing danger.”

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is a global union federation with 751 member trade unions, representing 4,669,720 members in 154 countries. Two hundred and seventy five of those unions represent workers in the aviation sector, including cabin crew, pilots, ground staff, baggage handlers and air traffic controllers.

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