From Greece, PAME stands by the people of Valencia who, almost a week after the devastating floods, are facing abandonment by the State with the number of dead rising dramatically while the number of missing persons is enormous.
PAME has been in contact with the local trade unions from the very first moment expressing the support and solidarity of the workers of Greece.
The information coming from the workers of Valencia is shocking. According to Intesindical Valenciana, there are many complaints about workers who were not allowed by their employers to leave their shifts and as a result were trapped, turning workplaces into watery graves.
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Days after the floods many areas, especially villages in the region have seen no government assistance, remain without water or electricity, and rely only on popular solidarity.
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Intesindical is calling for collection of materials, has already sent aid shipments and despite the difficulties they continue to operate the union for the immediate needs of the workers and people of the region. At the same time it calls for a big mobilization on Saturday 9 November demanding punishment of those responsible and immediate support for the affected people.
The situation proves that such events as the “Tempi” in Greece are not exceptions but the rule of a system that does not hesitate to sacrifice everything in the face of the profitability of business groups. For EU-governments-employers, protecting the lives of the people is a cost. At the same time, however, governments, whatever their colour, are very capable of repressing popular struggles, of persecuting unions and trade unionists who are fighting, while always finding state funding for big business and NATO wars.
That is why for the peoples the slogan “Their profits or our lives” must be strengthened!
We stand with the people of Valencia and the trade unions who are once again on the front line to save the lives and property of the people. We welcome the massive, multiform popular solidarity of trade unions and popular organizations that is developing to cover the absence of the state.