To the Trade Unions of International Workers Aid: Dear friends! DESPITE that we have been aware about your activities aimed at helping our workers for a long time, it has not been possible for us to communicate with you until now, because of the communication blockade, which have been imposed on us by the aggressor.
The trade unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which before the war had about 1 million worker members, have not interrupted their work for a single day, even though they have been victimized by the effects of a severe and brutal aggression.
Today as before, the members of the trade union of Bosnia ¡they are - but because of what wo hate to say. Ineed to raise £21,000 over the next few months.
and Herzegovina, are workers from all nationalities - Muslims, Croats, Serbs, Jews and others, because they have decided for a life of togetherness, peace, work and human dignity. Those, who have suffered most from the aggression, are the workers and their families. 80% of all means of production have been destroyed and other equipment for production have been transported away to Serbia and Montenegro. Of 200,000 killed during the war the majority have been workers. Children, wives and parents have been left behind... Even though the trade union of Bosnia and Herzegovina try to relive the suffering of our members, very little is possible without help from abroad. The aggressor has even damaged the main building of the 205000000 £21,000 Appeal Fund Naver mind false modesty - Socialist Outlook is the best paper on the left! [Not just because our front covers and lay-out are more Imaginative - which Our analysis of the break-up of former Yugoslavia is way ahead of anyone else. I Throuch International Wotters' Ald we have organised concrete support for the peopte !! Tot Bosnia, With our Imited resources we have helped give young people a voice (rougi Liberation, the only socialist youth paper in Britain.
We want to be able to continue all these things and more. But that costs money. We RUSH cheques, postal orders or surplus jerrelry to PO Box 1109, London N4 200, trade union and destroyed administrative equipment. But we keep on working, and we are sure that our fight is justified and will be successful in the end.
Obviously, we are very grateful for any help arriving in such conditions. Therefore we want to thank you warmly for the assistance that you are giving to our members the miners of Tuzla. We also wish and hope that our co-operation and friendship will grow and continue, also after the war.
We send our greetings for the 1st of May, and thank you for your support for the trade union and people of Bosnia and Herzegovina in their fight for peace, work, democracy and human riahts.
A sincere workers' greeting: Sindicat Bosne I Hercegovine
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