An attempt was made on the life of the Chair of the ITF Committee for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Roberto Coria, on Thursday morning local time. Roberto is the general secretary of ITF affiliate Sindicato de Guincheros and was standing for re-election as leader of his union.
PRESS RELEASE 29 Nov 2021
The ITF condemns in the strongest possible terms the murder
attempt which hospitalised Roberto. Consequently, the ITF is demanding a swift
and thorough investigation.
Election officials for the union announced on Saturday that
Mr Coria won re-election with almost 75% of the votes of members who
participated in the election.
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image credit Sindicato de Guincheros
ITF President and
Dockers’ Section chair Paddy Crumlin said: “We strongly condemn the attempted murder of Roberto Coria, our comrade
and dear friend. This was a heinous and cowardly act. Under no
circumstances can we permit or tolerate the use of violent acts against trade
union leaders or any other interference with the democratic will of members of
a trade union. The union movement is a non-violent, transparent, and democratic
movement. Our leaders, from shop stewards and delegates, all the way up to
national presidents and general secretaries – must always be permitted to get
on with the work of representing their members without fear or intimidation.”
ITF General Secretary
Stephen Cotton said: “We
congratulate Roberto Coria, whose leadership and representation of the
transport workers of Latin America and the Caribbean is much valued amongst our
global union family. It is significant that the members of Sindicato de
Guincheros have returned such a strong mandate for Roberto – confirming for us
that he is a strongly endorsed voice for his members, who clearly value his
ongoing representation of their aspirations and interests.”
ITF Regional Secretary
for Latin America and the Caribbean Edgar Diaz said: “We are deeply concerned with the re-emergence of criminal acts of
intimidation, which we had hoped were buried in Argentina’s past. In order
to ensure that this act is the last of its kind, we urge Argentina’s judicial
system to now move with utmost urgency to investigate, prosecute and punish
those responsible. I am thankful not only for Roberto’s survival of this
horrific assassination attempt, but also that we in the region can continue to
benefit from his leadership, strength and experience as we organise and fight
for Latin America’s and the Caribbean's transport workers.”
ITF Dockers’ Section
Coordinator Enrico Tortalano said “From the ITF Dockers’ Section, we send
our unrelenting solidarity, support and best wishes to Roberto Coria, his
family, and to the members of Sindicato de Guincheros. We stand unflinchingly with Roberto at this difficult time.
Roberto is a tremendous asset to the ITF Dockers’ Section and a comrade who has
our respect. We wish him a speedy recovery and hope to see him back soon,
fighting for his members and the wider global dockers community.”
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