Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, addresses the 14th Congress of the TUI - WFTU, at Istanbul.

The 14th Congress of the TUI - WFTU of the trade unions of Transport and Communications, started at Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, yesterday. The Turkish trade union, Nakliyat ls, is hosting the Congress, and has made excellent arrangements for the Congress. 80 delegates from 25 countries are participating in the Congress. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, addressed the Congress yesterday. He explained about the recent 3 day strike of the BSNL employees, demanding wage revision, pension revision and against the anti- BSNL measures of  the government. He also spoke on the international scenario, on development of telecom technology, and how imperialist countries are trying to monopolise it, for their exploitations.  He underscored the urgent need to unite the telecommunication workers throughout the world, under the banner of the WFTU, to fight against the imperialist designs.  Com.George Mavericks, General Secretary of the WFTU, will be addressing the Congress today.