Brussels, 16 May 2008: On the occasion of the Summit of Heads of States of the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean (EU-LAC) countries in Lima, the international trade union movement has called for the declaration of the IV Trade Union EU-LAC Summit to be taken into account when drawing up the conclusions. The IV Trade Union EU-LAC Summit was organised by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the Trade Union Confederation of the Workers of the Americas (TUCA) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on 16 April in Lima with the participation of many national trade union confederations from the EU-LAC regions.
In the Declaration, the European, Latin American and Caribbean trade unions pledge their full commitment to sub-regional integration processes and call for MERCOSUR, the Andean Community, the Central American Integration System (SICA) and the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM/CARICOM) to develop solid and democratic institutions which accurately represent the views held by the citizens of their member countries.
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