The All UP Workers Union and the All UP Academic Employees Union, the unions of the administrative staff and of the academic staff, respectively of the University of the Philippines extend our solidarity with our colleagues in the European University of Lefke, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the refusal of the management of the European University of Lefke to recognize the union of the university staff and the recent dismissal of two unionists.
The right to from associations and unions and to enter into collective bargaining agreements with their university administration is a right guaranteed by international covenants (ILO Convention No. 98, for example) and is a right enjoyed by academics in many parts of the world.
We call on the President of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, the Higher Education Council of Turkey, the Minister for Education, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to intervene to ensure that the basic human rights of academic workers are recognized and respected.
PROF. JUDY M. TAGUIWALO, Ph.D.
Founding National President
Current National Vice President for Faculty
All UP Academic Employees Union
Convenor, All UP Workers Alliance
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
Philippines
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