STATEMENT FROM THE IWI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Dear colleagues,

The International Workers Institute (IWI) is organizing two important international online conferences via Zoom, which we invite you to attend. These events will be a valuable resource for trade unionists and the labor movement in general.

• The first conference will take place on Friday, May 30, with the theme:

COMMUNIQUE OF SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES OF NEPAL AND DENOUNCATION OF THE VIOLENCE USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REPREND THE TEACHERS' PROTEST IN THE CAPITAL OF NEPAL.

Dear comrades,

This past May 1st, some naive people might have expected a greeting to the workers from the President of the Nation, even if it were purely hypocritical. But none of that happened. What was abundant were his usual insults against supposed enemies, real or not (it doesn't matter), long lists of false economic data, and the repetition of his classic displays of contempt for the working people. He is not alone in this task, as he is accompanied by his officials, some ad hoc representatives, and his own and allied legislators.

Last Wednesday, we retirees generated an important political event that was deliberately ignored by most of the media. Numerous organizations of retired workers, including the Coordinating Board of Retired and Pensioner Organizations, gathered at the Plaza del Congreso to demand the extension of the pension moratorium, among other points. On this occasion we were accompanied by various sectors of workers, social, cultural and political organizations in a united attitude worthy of being highlighted.