The CNTE [Education Workers’ National Coordinator] is a classist organization, inside the SNTE [National Union of Education Workers], conformed by thousands of education workers in Mexico. We emerged in 1979, and we have been one of the main opposition references to the predator policies of neo-liberalism.
This struggle intensified during the government of Enrique Peña Nieto, mandated by the OCDE, the World Bank, the IMF, as much as by the multinational groups, and supported by the summits of the political parties (Pact for Mexico), to impose several “structural reforms”, among whose goals are the privatization, the handing over of our natural resources, and the subjection of work to the capital; in other words, to deepen a policy that makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. Shamefully, our nation is among the ones with higher social inequality around the world. We are also one of the countries with highest repression and impunity, as shown by the disappearance of the 43 students of Ayotzinapa, and the murder of 11 students in Nochixtlán, Oaxaca.
Specially since 2013, the CNTE has driven a tough fight against the incorrectly called “educational reform”, which is actually a labor reform aiming to privatize the public education. As a result of this fight, we now have 14 comrades dead; 3360 teachers have been fired, other thousands in process of dismissal, dozens of political prisoners; multiple arrestment orders and a media and police harassment as never seen before.
We are aware the policy imposed by Peña Nieto is blood and fire, and not exclusive of country but an imperialist policy implemented in most countries of the worlds. Therefore, if the capitalist aggression is global, so should be the workers’ response. Under this consideration, the CNTE calls:
INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ ENCOUNTER
GOAL: for the workers of several countries to analyze the impact of the implementation of neo-liberal policies, such as the struggle of the people to confront them, to drive a plan of basic actions toward the construction of international unity.
BASES:
I. DATE AND LOCATION.
It will take place in the Section IX of the SNTE-CNTE, and the National Headquarters of the Coordinator, located in 32, Belisario Domínguez St., Colony, Historical Centre of Mexico City [calle Belisario Domínguez 32, colonia Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México] – October 1st, 2016, 10 am.
II. TOPICS.
a) Social, labor, economic and cultural impact of the neo-liberal policies in the world.
b) Peoples and workers resistance to those policies.
c) Minimum plan towards international unity.
III. PARTICIPANTS.
All workers of the world affiliated to any organization, or individually, can participate with full rights.
IV. WORK DYNAMIC.
Plenary.
V. FINANCES.
Unfortunately, due to lack of resources of CNTE, each organization or person will have to cost its trip, alimentation and accommodation.
VI. AGENDA.
a) Registration.
b) Welcome and opening by the CNTE.
c) Presentation of the participants.
d) Election of the rapporteurs.
e) Use of the word by each organization.
f) Joint statement.
g) Agreements and action plan.
h) Closure.
Fraternally,
National Coordinator of Education Workers.
Mexico City, August 30, 2016.
