Roadmap for Sustainable Development Adopted

Guinea: Roadmap for Sustainable Development Adopted

Brussels, 30 May 2007 (ITUC Online): The International Trade Union Conference to Promote Sustainable Development, held from 23 to 24 in Conakry, ended with the adoption of a roadmap reflecting the demands of the trade union movement and civil society, both Guinean and international, marking a first step down the long path towards the consolidation of peace, democracy and development in Guinea.

The Conference, organised by Guinea's four main trade union centres, CNTG, USTG, ONSL and UDTG, with the support of the ITUC and the African regional organisations AFRO and DWATU, addressed three key issues: social and economic development, governance and institutions, and human rights.

Over 180 trade unionists from Guinea, Africa and other continents, together with non-resident Guinean civil society representatives, leaders of the government and national institutions, employers' representatives, religious figures, diplomats posted in Guinea and representatives of international institutions (ILO, World Bank, IMF) took part in the Conference.

After the ITUC mission to Guinea last January, the international confederation and its affiliates see this Conference, which once again highlighted the widespread solidarity with the workers and people of Guinea, as a turning point, having given rise to very concrete proposals. "The measures to be taken are the responsibility of the Guineans, but the international community also has a responsibility and must be actively involved," said Guy Ryder, General Secretary of the ITUC.

Mr Lansana Kouyate, the Prime Minister of Guinea, attended the inauguration of the Conference. Following the final press conference, which was given wide media coverage, the leaders of the Guinean trade union movement went directly to see the Prime Minister, to present him and his government with the roadmap. The document calls on the Guinean authorities, all the forces of the nation and the international community to take every step needed to ensure genuine democratic reforms and a peaceful transition in Guinea.

To read the roadmap in full, click: http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/FINAL-Feuille_de_route_pour_la_Guinee.pdf

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