Cuba: Building trade union unity

14 May 2019 08:38

BWI international delegation at International Colloquium of Solidarity with Workers and Cuban People

A BWI delegation participated in the May 1° celebration in La Habana, Cuba under the slogan: "Unity, commitment and victory". Representatives of the Construction Workers Union (Norway), NUM (South Africa), SINTRAPAV (Brazil), SUNTRACS (Panama) and CFMEU (Australia) joined more than 1400 international delegates, including delegations of UNITE (United Kingdom) and CGT (France) as well as other delegations from workers' organizations from Europe, North America, Central and South America, Africa and Asia.

The National Trade Union of Construction Workers, SNTC affiliated to CTC, Cuba invited and accompanied the BWI delegation during the visit. The delegation also participated in the International Colloquium of Solidarity with Workers and Cuban People at the International Convention Center of Havana, on May 2.

The SNTC and BWI delegation shared the advantages of mutual international cooperation, which has contributed to improving communications between the two organizations and SNTC’s visibility during the past two years.