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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Dear friends,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">The National Executive Committee of the Kilusang Mayo Uno extends its warmest greetings to you.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 12pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">We wish to inform you that the KMU is holding its 23
<sup>rd</sup> International Solidarity Affairs (ISA) on April 30 - May 10, 2007.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The ISA is an annual affair hosted by KMU that aims to gather trade unions, unionists, activists and solidarity groups to discuss, exchange and come up with actions on various issues and struggles affecting the workers globally.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This year's ISA would revolve on the theme </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">
"Defend and Advance the Rights of the Working Class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Fortify Trade Union Resistance in the midst of the Intensifying Crisis of Imperialist Globalization."</span></i></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">
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</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">level and state of trade union resistance in protecting and advancing the workers' rights; to assess the struggles being done by the global trade union movement to counter the increasing human rights violations and political repression carried out by imperialist globalization against the workers; and then
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">c</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">ome </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'">
up with coordinated campaigns and actions on how to further strengthen the global trade union movement and fortify trade union resistance amid the increasing sophistication of imperialist attacks on the workers and the peoples of the world.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">We would really appreciate if your organization can send delegate/s to this important conference.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>At present there are already delegates from Asia, Oceania and Europe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We would also welcome a message of solidarity from you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Your message will be included in the conference kit and will be posted in our website.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Attached herewith is the ISA concept paper for your reference.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Thank you very much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">In solidarity,</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Tess Dioquino</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Secretary</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">KMU International Department</span></p>