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Overwhelming Majority – Norway’s Largest Trade Union Votes for Boycott of Israel
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, the country’s largest labor federation, has voted in favor of a comprehensive boycott of Israel.
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), the country’s largest labor federation, has voted in favor of a comprehensive boycott of Israel, including a ban on trade and investment with Israeli companies.
The decision was passed with an overwhelming 88 percent majority during LO’s national congress, held in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, from May 8 to 9, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
The Palestine Committee of Norway also announced the move on its Instagram page, saying the LO “will introduce an economic boycott of Israel, with 240 votes for economic boycott, and 69 votes against.”
It said the resolution “means that LO now requires that the State Pension Fund abroad, Norwegian companies and financial institutions withdraw from companies that contribute to the Israeli occupation.”
“The resolution shows strong support among LO’s one million members to introduce boycott, divestment and sanctions,” it added.
Hamas Welcomes Decision Palestinian resistance factions, including Hamas, welcomed the move by labor federation.
In a statement, Hamas said it “highly values the decision by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions to boycott the zionist occupation and ban trade and investment with its companies.”
The movement said it considers the move “a courageous step that aligns with truth and justice and a victory for the rights of the Palestinian people.”
“Hamas calls on labor and trade unions worldwide to emulate this ethical stance and isolate the fascist entity and expose its crimes against humanity,” the statement added.
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) as well as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) also welcomed the decision and urged labor unions to escalate the boycott.
The DFLP called for “pension funds, companies, and financial institutions to refrain from investing in firms complicit in occupation,” while the PFLP said the move “confirms the zionist entity’s increasing international isolation after its genocidal crimes in Gaza and the West Bank.”
$1.8 Trillion Wealth Fund The trade union is aligned with the country’s governing Labor Party, Reuters reported, and has influence beyond traditional workers’ rights issues.
In an earlier interview with the news agency, Steinar Krogstad, deputy leader at LO, said the union wants Norway’s $1.8 trillion wealth fund “to pull out of the companies that have activities in the occupied Palestinian territories.”
palestinechronicle.com/overwhelming-majority-norways-largest-trade-union-votes-f or-boycott-of-israel/
Will Australian Unions stand up against the zionist controlled Labor Party and support a global boycott of Israel ?
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