CGT- INRA Trade Union (Confédération Générale du Travail- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) of France expresses his solidarity with the Palestinian Workers and Farmers, in general and especially during the 9th International Week (November 9-16, 2011) Against Israeli Apartheid Wall.
The Apartheid Wall has been deemed illegal by the International Court of Justice.
The Apartheid Wall has been especially harmful to Palestinian farmers and agricultural workers who are forced to obtain permits to work their own lands that lie behind the Wall or near settlements.
Applicants who sufficiently satisfy the security considerations by proving a ‘connection to the land’, are even then only allowed on their land for limited periods during the harvest season, making the upkeep of farmland impossible.
In solidarity,
The National Secretary of CGT-INRA