Tell the CLC to declare Israeli goods and services Hot Cargo!
Since October 2023, Israel has waged a genocide against Palestinians, committing unspeakable war crimes -- with Canada’s support. The Israeli army is using weapons produced by Canadian companies to murder Palestinians and to bomb hospitals, schools, and refugee camps in Gaza.
Beyond weapons and bombs, Israel’s genocide and ongoing apartheid system is sustained by various forms of collaboration and trade with Canada; from academic partnerships and research, to the sale of alcohol produced in illegal settlements, to delivering mail and the shipping of goods, to the issuing of government permits and export licenses.
Palestinian trade unions have been clear: to stop the genocide, trade unions in the West must refuse all forms of collaboration with Israel.
Tell the Canadian Labour Congress to:
- Declare all Israeli goods and services to be Hot Cargo and call on the Canadian labour movement to refuse work related to Israel.
- Pressure the Canadian government to enact a two way arms embargo.
Hot Cargo is a political term used by the labour movement for the products or services that workers refuse to handle because doing so would mean undermining an existing strike, or because the company’s actions are reprehensible and unfair to workers overall.
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