ITF to donate £200,000 to Japan earthquake relief
News Release
International Transport Federation (ITF)
March 16, 2011
16 March 2011
Global union federation the ITF is to donate £200,000 (USD320,400) to relieve the effects of the Japanese earthquake, in order to spearhead an appeal among its 781
member trade unions for help.
The federation will also approach other global union federations and the ITUC
(International Trade Union Confederation) to help coordinate trade union aid for those
affected by the quake and tsunamis. As soon as appropriate, the ITF’s general
secretary, David Cockroft, and president, Paddy Crumlin, will travel to the country to
see how best to help further.
The decisions on how to offer support came today following meetings between the
organisations’s general secretary, president and finance group at the ITF HQ in
London.
ITF president Paddy Crumlin said: “Every day more devastation is discovered,
revealing just how important it is that help gets through. Just a month ago the same
Japanese trade unions who are today trying to reestablish the transport links that are
vital to the rescue effort were sending financial aid to victims of the Queensland
flooding. We in the ITF worldwide family are now able to do all we can to help them in
their great need.”
ITF general secretary David Cockroft commented: “We’re in constant touch with our
colleagues in Japan and they identify funds and aid as immediate priorities. I am glad
to report that we have been moving on these since the first news of the quake, and
today we’re taking that even further.”
For more details of solidarity with those affected by the destruction, please see
www.itfglobal.org/solidarity/japan.cfm
Global union federation the ITF is to donate £200,000 (USD320,400) to relieve the effects of the Japanese earthquake, in order to spearhead an appeal among its 781
member trade unions for help.
The federation will also approach other global union federations and the ITUC
(International Trade Union Confederation) to help coordinate trade union aid for those
affected by the quake and tsunamis. As soon as appropriate, the ITF’s general
secretary, David Cockroft, and president, Paddy Crumlin, will travel to the country to
see how best to help further.
The decisions on how to offer support came today following meetings between the
organisations’s general secretary, president and finance group at the ITF HQ in
London.
ITF president Paddy Crumlin said: “Every day more devastation is discovered,
revealing just how important it is that help gets through. Just a month ago the same
Japanese trade unions who are today trying to reestablish the transport links that are
vital to the rescue effort were sending financial aid to victims of the Queensland
flooding. We in the ITF worldwide family are now able to do all we can to help them in
their great need.”
ITF general secretary David Cockroft commented: “We’re in constant touch with our
colleagues in Japan and they identify funds and aid as immediate priorities. I am glad
to report that we have been moving on these since the first news of the quake, and
today we’re taking that even further.”
For more details of solidarity with those affected by the destruction, please see
www.itfglobal.org/solidarity/japan.cfm