gether from all the countries of Europe unemployed, in stable or insecure jobs, retired, immigrants and homeless.
We will march on Amsterdam pean governments are meeting at another Intergovernmental Conference in June 1997 We are together, because al. on our sorons may one we all strongly oppose unemploy. mene job insecurity and social We are marching to show our According to official statistics more than 20 million people are unemployed. 50 million are living in poverty and 5 million are homeless -anyone one of us could slide into this situation.
In workplaces throughout Europe muons or workers are torso to Vithin our male-dominated soci ety women have been particularly targeted; suffering from lower wages, dead-end jobs and the impo. sition of part time work. Women are also the first victims of cuts in welfare provision as both workers and users.
Across Europe, immigrants are unscrupulous employers. Repressive laws force them to live illegally. working in unacceptable sweat shop and conditions and appalling housing. ment are forced onto the streets while thousands of unoccupied buildings lie empty in Europe's cowns and cities.
Young people are without a themselves they are left to survive as best they can or forced to accept the worst pay and conditions. Many are pushed into "training schemes" without hope of a jod Insecurity in all sectors of the popoldon a growing The peoples of Europe are frightaned of the future, unable to plan their own destiny, paying more for a small safety net.
This social climate promotes indiwduslism. nationalism. and racism Workers in different countries are forced to compete with each other. throughout Europe. Education, health, housing, social security. transport. The arts and energy are trying to serve the community.
At the dawni of the 2ist Century the free market is driving a wedge between the peoples of Europe. pitang north aya nss sou cast against west.
We marching together because we are against the way Europe hat been built. We are opposed to a so. and the rich still richer. Govern. ments are hiding behind the constraints of the Maastricht convergence criteria which are affecting both the unemployed and employed workers throughout Europe, forcing them to accept lower wages and rights in the name of "progress".
Together all across Europe we something different:
• A Europe built on solidarity from the ground up which wet comes others.
A Europe of real citizens, real freedoms and equality • A democratic Europe which will • A Europe for the people; where the people and not big business make policy • A Europe open to the world with equal relations with the east and south.
We demand all forms of exclusion be outlawed.
We demand a radical European solution to unemployment, and we know there will be no changes withthose directly and indirectly affected We are actively campaigning for a massive reduction in the working week without loss of pay and supporting the ongoing struggle for women's rights.
Act together
The marches gives us the opportunity for us all to act together and demonstrate, breaking down the frontiers between us, persuading those we are working with to cry Against unemployment, job insecurity and social exclusion. throughout Europe and world wide, we demand • An end to forced redundancies. cut backs and downsizing made in the drive for treater proms resulting in growing unemployment That everyone have the right to a job of their choice with a decent Against all attempts to force the unemployed into low-paid dead end work and foxed term contracts.
• For a decent minimum income for all the unemployed including youth • For a massive reduction in the • A massive creation of socially useful and ecological safe jobs • An end to free market policies and an end to the ceaseless drive against public services • Equality for disabled people Decent health provision for all • The right to education • Decent benefits for all who • Investment in the infrastructure of public services The time has come to take our future into our own hands. Join us in Amsterdam on June 14!
• The right to housing for all : the end to evictions without gramme of public house-building or those on low incomes and requisitions of property sitting emp& Europe where men and women are treated equally Equality of status and income for all whatever their nationality • A rejection of all false solu. tions to unemployment especially those which rely on forcing women back into the home or nto part time work • A Europe open and free without racism and xenophobia • Unemployment is not caused by immigration but by the drive to treater profits. An end to al orced repatriation • We demand a Europe where the frontiers are open, where immigrants have the right to full without permits are given them. The right of asylum must be re. spected and enlarged. Freedom of movement should not be restricted to capital and goods -people should have the right to ive and work where they choose winterer their natonality Redistribution An end to unemployment and So excuse wily com through a complete redistribution of wealth and a continuing strug gre against speculaton of all kinds We want an economic proof the greatest number of people preserving both the human and CORE CIEOTTUITI We are marching so that discussions on the future of our The time has come to take our future into our own hands Together we are marching on Amsterdam to the IGC so that our votes bone proclaim the demands of those ployed, the youth, the homeless We call on you to ioin us. Come on the march, come to our meetings, support us financially. Join us in Amsterdam!
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