Rome, 4 November 2024 - Flai CGIL has chosen to give concrete support to Un Ponte Per as part of the 'Water for Gaza' fundraising campaign, through which drinking water, food and hygiene kits are being distributed to Palestinian families affected by the Israeli offensive, thanks to the valuable collaboration of the local organisation Union of Agricultural Work Comittees (UAWC).

The Union of Palestinian Agricultural Work Committees is an NGO that has been active for over 30 years in Palestine, supporting Palestinian farmers, agricultural workers and fishermen, protecting land and distributing seeds.

Tomorrow, 5 November 2024, Flai and Un Ponte Per will sign an agreement that will allow the funds collected by the union thanks to the payments made by national Flai workers in the general strikes of the last two years to be allocated to Gaza.

"We are proud to be able to be at the side of the martyred Palestinian people," explains the secretary general of Flai CGIL, Giovanni Mininni, "More than forty thousand dead in one year is an intolerable reality. We want to actively promote in all areas of the organisation the spirit of militancy and solidarity necessary to build a permanent mobilisation against the war, for the implementation of a just transition that puts work, economic, environmental and social sustainability, democracy, freedom and Peace back at the centre".

"At a time of an unprecedented regional humanitarian crisis, any help can make a difference, as can forging solidarity links between European and Palestinian workers for the protection of the land," say President Giulia Torrini and Director Martina Pignatti of Un Ponte Per, "Especially since Flai's support will not be limited only to the humanitarian response to the emergency, but aims to promote initiatives of economic and technical support to small farmers and fishermen, often organised in cooperatives, to enable them to resume their activities as soon as possible once the humanitarian crisis is over. While denouncing the war crimes and serious violations of international law committed by the Israeli army, we are jointly committed to giving a horizon of hope to those in Palestine who refuse to abandon their land and surrender to despair'.

Un Ponte Per thanks Flai for being able to build together another piece of the solidarity needed by the Palestinian population, particularly in the Gaza Strip, so that they can have decent access to water and food, and protect what remains of their farmland.