Today, for us at Un Ponte Per, is an important day. In fact, Flai CGIL has chosen to give concrete support to our fundraising campaign 'Water for Gaza', with which we are distributing drinking water, food and hygiene kits to Palestinian families affected by the Israeli offensive, thanks to the valuable work of our local partner, the 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, workers and fishermen, protecting land and distributing seeds.

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

'We are proud to be able to stand by the martyred Palestinian people , ' explained Flai CGIL Secretary General Giovanni Mininni at the signing of the agreement . 'More than forty thousand deaths 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 unprecedented regional humanitarian crisis, any help can make a difference, as can forging solidarity links between European and Palestinian workers for the protection of land," said our President, Giulia Torrini, and our Director, Martina Pignatti . "All the more so because Flai's support will not only be limited 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 grave 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'.

All of us at Un Ponte Per thank 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.