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Sunday, January 21, 2007

 
collective work with the communities is beginning to show results

from
Avi Chomsky
[En espanol abajo]
I just received the following from Jairo Quiroz of Sintracarbon, the union at the Cerrejon mine:
"Our collective work with the communities is beginning to show results. On Monday January 22 we will be discussing the communities issue at our negotiating session. Eder Arregoces of Chancleta, who spoke for the communities at the Congressional hearings on Friday, will be there to represent the communities.
"The work that you have done internationally, our speeches on Thursday at an international event in Bogota attended by representatives of the International Labor Organization and Anglo American, and the Congressional hearings on Friday, have pushed the company to moderate its position in the negotiations.
"We need your support more than ever this week. The fact that the company has agreed to discuss the issue of the communities is an important advance. We need any kind of pressure you can exert, through political figures and all of the organizations that have been supporting our union in the negotiations.
"It is very important that we keep up this arduous struggle, and your support is also very important. Together we will succeed, in spite of the harassment and the threats that we are being subjected to.

Avi:
El trabajo en conjunto por las comunidades esta dando sus resultados, el dia lunes 22 de enero se estara tratando en la mesa el tema de las comunidades, estara en su representacion EDER ARREGOCES, quien fue el que realizo la ponencia en el congreso de la repuiblica.
Lo hecho por ustedes, las denuncias que hizimos el dia jueves en un evento internacional en la ciudad de Bogota, donde estuvieron representantes de la OIT y de Anglo Americam, ademas de las realizadas en el congreso de la republica, han hecho que la posicion de la compañia halla cambiado en la mesa de negociacion.
Necesitamos que durante esta semana comiencen a presionar fuerte, con los senadores amigos y todas las entidades que nos puedan acompañar en este proceso, ya el hecho que esten aceptando hablar sobre la problematica de las comunidades es un avance importante.
la continuidad en esta ardua lucha y su acompañamiento en muy importante, y juntos lo lograremos, muy a pesar del hostigamientos y las amenazas que pesan sobre nosotros.
Muy Fraternalmente

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JAIRO QUIROZ DELGADO
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North Shore Colombia Solidarity Committee





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