UGTSARIO Communique

Strike in the Western Sahara Phosphate Mines

Union General de Trabajadores de Saguia El-Hamray Rio de Oro (UGTSARIO)

c/o 138 Tachbrook Street, London SW1V 2ND, UK

Tel/Fax: +44 171 834 6618

Date: 1st April, 1996

The Saharawi workers in the phosphate mines in the occupied territories of Western Sahara, have just started a strike, to protest against the bad working conditions under which they have to work. They are also asking Morocco to stop plundering the wealth of their country. Their action is a clear indication of the rejection of the Saharawi people to the Moroccan occupation of their country.

The Saharawi workers and their families have occupied the headquarters of the phosphate company "FOS BUCRAA" in the capital of Western Sahara, El Ayoune. They are calling for the improvement of their work conditions.

The Saharawi Trade Union (UGTSARIO) launches an urgent appeal to all trade unions and to the international community to express their solidarity with the Saharawi workers and to support their demands for the improvement of their conditions and respect for their legitimate rights.

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