ETUC calls on EU and Member States to ensure full protection of refugees and immediately stop inhumane practices
On the occasion of 20 June, International Refugee Day, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) calls on the European Union to make good its promise to ensure the full and inclusive protection of refugees in accordance with international human rights obligations and its own Charter of Fundamental Rights. ETUC is committed to the protection of refugees.
ETUC calls on all Member States to ensure that any human beings fleeing armed conflict and political violence, or in fear of persecution because of, for instance, their political convictions, ethnic or religious origin, or their gender or sexual orientation, should receive appropriate protection.
It especially calls on the EU and its Member States to immediately stop the current inhumane practices against any migrants, not allowing them to enter the EU territory in order to prevent potential asylum seekers to apply for asylum in any European Member State.
Read the ETUC Statement on International Refugee Day 20 June 2009 (46 Kb PDF)
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