A killer-earthquake
has struck the north of Pakistan, including its
capital Islamabad. The death-toll may reach 40,000
persons, with 60,000 injured, many of them children
whose schools collapsed in the middle of their classes.
The Director of the ILO office and our trade union
representative contacted the Union, to inform us
that while no ILO official has been directly affected,
we need to demonstrate our solidarity both in helping
the families of the victims and in the reconstruction.
Please
send your donations urgently to the Union’s
postal account: CP-17-736233-6, ILO Staff
Union – Disaster Relief – mention “Solidarity
with Pakistan” or donate to the collection
that will be organized locally by our union representatives.
The funds gathered will be sent to the ILO Union
in Islamabad for distribution.
A collection
will take place at Headquarters on Tuesday,
11 October 2005, from 12:00 to 14:00 in R.2 North
(in front of the Cafeteria) and in R.2 South (Naville).
Thanks
in anticipation for your solidarity and your generosity!
