UNISON joins the international trade union movement in condemning the US military attack on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela during which president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were abducted.
Following the attack, President Trump has threatened to take control of the country and its strategic and natural resources, in a further violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty.
The actions of the United States president are a clear violation of international law and the United Nations Charter and should be condemned. These acts are purely in the interests of the USA’s economic and other geopolitical interests. They set an extremely dangerous precedent and jeopardise regional peace and stability.
They have been followed by further threats to the governments of Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and Greenland. The clear message from the US is that the rule of international law can be overridden for economic and political interests without consequence.
UNISON stands in solidarity with the people and unions in Venezuela. There must be an immediate end to US military threats and aggression in Venezuela and elsewhere, a return to diplomatic avenues to resolve the crisis and unconditional respect for international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter.
The UK government, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, must join other like-minded countries and unequivocally denounce the actions of P|resident Trump, distance themselves from his plans and take steps through the UN to restore peace, stability and adherence to international law.
The future of the Venezuelan people must be decided through democratic, peaceful means and not through foreign military or other intervention.
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