Labour Movement Conference on Central America

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and 12 national trade unions transport, civil servants, graphical, munication workers.

Ron Todd, general secretary of the TGWU olitica leaders Nicaragua and El Salvado on the platTheir theme will be the struggle for peace, selldetermination and reconthe tace of stepped up United States nicivcuuull.

The has been called with the US-backed war to overthrow the Sandinista government entering a new stage. 13 August the US Con$100 MeSS million aid to the Contras and US military manoeuvres are escalating I nonduras.

The Nicaraguan people have appealed for international support in their forts to defend their sovereignty direct use troops.

A national meeting of A MAJOR CONFERENCE in solidarity with the people of Nicaragua and El Salvador will take place on 28 Feburary 1987. The initiative was taken by the El Salvador Solidarity Campaign and has now gained support from the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign inculding the constructon workers, public employees, shop workers and comthe Nicargauan Solidarity Campaign on 6 September discussed how to promote this solidarity. The NSC has joined forces with War on Want to produce an attractive information paca. contains material on US unions, the Atlantic Coast, Reagan's war and the contras, women and health.

See hornatom on us funding of the Loony is, the pro-Contra lobby autone. me henruord Court of Justice decision He cason for the bannings of La Prensa, Bishop Vega and Father Carballo.

The El Salvador Solidanity Campaign is. also responding to appeals for FMLN forces support to match the LICW SalThe Duarte government is in deep crisis. It faces mass demonstrations tion military breakLIONS Ov the FMLN liberation forces. The mass movement's demand for a peace dialogue between the government and the heration fronts of the FDR-FMLN have again been rejected by Duarte.

On 13 September, 200 supporters the - Duarte has rejected peace dialogue Salvador Solidarity paign picketed the US Embassy London. They were •TOSLCSLIK against US funding of the Duarte regime and military support for the ruthless bomings of the Salvadorean countryside.

Movement on Central February 1987, House, London. Leaflets available ELSSOC, 13-16 Borough, Road, London, SEI. Telephone