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Together For A Just World

frequently, more recklessly, and in far more destructive forms tomorrow. Silence
becomes a de facto mechanism of approval, accelerating the erosion of internatio-
nal law. The politics of force normalized today in Venezuela will be applied to other
countries and other peoples tomorrow.

For this reason, we state clearly:
Workers are not the victims of imperial power struggles and geopolitical calcu-
lations. No country’s fate can be determined by the military power, sanctions, or
coercive interventions of another state. The right of peoples to self-determination
constitutes the foundation of genuine peace and social justice.

We call upon the international community-first and foremost the United Nations
General Assembly, as well as all components of the international trade union mo-
vements-to take a clear and principled stance against double standards, selective
application of law, and the politics of force. Upholding the Charter of the United
Nations, the principle of state sovereignty, and the universal norms of international
law is not a matter of choice today, but a historical responsibility.

Lasting peace, democracy, and social prosperity cannot be achieved through
bombs, occupations, or sanctions, but through dialogue, solidarity, and respect for
the will of peoples.

The International Labour Confederation will continue to stand in solidarity with the
people of Venezuela and with workers around the world, and to pursue its struggle
with determination against war, interventionism, and imperial power politics.

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