Konstantina Kuneva, Secretary of OIYE affiliate´s union of Cleaners and Domestic Personnel in Attica, Athens was attacked on the 22nd of December 2008, by unknown persons who threw acid in her face. Konstanina is still in intensive care in hospital.
Konstantina Kuneva is an active trade unionist and has many times made official accusations and complaints against her employers for not implementing collective agreements and constantly violating trade union and basic workers’ rights.
UNI-Europa urges the police authorities in Greece to devote all means for the investigation of this criminal case. Too often, trade unionists around the world are victims of physical and psychological offences or murdered.
UNI-Europa Property services supports the Greek trade union movement in denouncing the unacceptable exploitation of cleaning workers in Greece and in defending their freedom to claim respect of their rights and dignity.
Brussels, 9th January 2008
You can send solidarity messages to :
Greek Federation of Private sector Employees
OIYE
2 Psaron str., 104 37 Athens GR
tel: +30 210 5239001
Fax: + 30 210 5231619
mail: oiye otenet.gr
web: www.oiye.gr <http://www.oiye.gr>
With copy to :
UNI-Europa Property services
31 rue de l’hôpital
1000 Bruxelles - Belgium
Tel: +32 2 234 56 57
fax: +32 2 235 08 70
Mail : property union-network.org
http://www.uni-europa.org <http://www.uni-europa.org/>
see webpage:
http://www.union-network.org/UNIPro...
FABRICE WARNECK
Secretary
Property Maintenance, cleaning, security services
and temporary agency workers
UNI-Europa
31 rue de l’hôpital
1000 Bruxelles - Belgium
Tel: +32 2 234 56 57
fax: +32 2 235 08 70
http://www.uni-europa.org