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28 January, 2001The International Metalworkers' Federation calls on its affiliates to help the victims of the earthquakes in India and El Salvador.
GENEVA: In an urgent letter to IMF affiliates, its general secretary, Marcello Malentacchi, is strongly urging them to make donations to the people suffering from the recent natural catastrophes in India and El Salvador.
Malentacchi says that the tragedies which have devastated Central America and India, with thousands of casualties and huge losses of property for people who were already living in poor conditions, cannot be overlooked. Hundreds of thousands of people in El Salvador and India have lost everything they own.
In his letter, Malentacchi appeals to "all metalworkers in the world to make donations to the people suffering from such tragedies. Help can be channelled through humanitarian organisations which are already operating in the regions concerned, such as the Red Cross, Caritas, Medicins Sans Frontières."
Malentacchi's letter to IMF affiliates ends with an IMF message of solidarity to all the people hit by these tragedies.
Malentacchi says that the tragedies which have devastated Central America and India, with thousands of casualties and huge losses of property for people who were already living in poor conditions, cannot be overlooked. Hundreds of thousands of people in El Salvador and India have lost everything they own.
In his letter, Malentacchi appeals to "all metalworkers in the world to make donations to the people suffering from such tragedies. Help can be channelled through humanitarian organisations which are already operating in the regions concerned, such as the Red Cross, Caritas, Medicins Sans Frontières."
Malentacchi's letter to IMF affiliates ends with an IMF message of solidarity to all the people hit by these tragedies.