The TUI Energy Executive Committee met in South Africa, Johannesburg with enthusiasm and great sense of responsibility for a two day meeting of working out a programme of action guided by the declaration of its Congress held last December 2012 in Caracas Venezuela.

The meeting reaffirmed the position under the banner of its Federation, WFTU, of continuing fighting of its class struggle with more determination, strengthening of the class oriented trade union movement and grow our struggles in our sector. In this instance the executive members encouraged a view that we must engage with friendly trade unions in our sector and coordinate our struggles against the capitalist policies.

The meeting also emphasized the great concern of health and safety issues at a work place, fight for democratic and trade union rights, for strengthening of human rights, ensuring that energy becomes part of human rights and fight against any killing of workers. It is wholly against privatization of energy in all its forms, increase of electricity tariffs and attack of collective agreement.

The meeting also declared very clearly that we are against the privatization of energy in Brazil, India, Greece, South Africa and all other countries where it is happening.

We denounce the imperialist energy competition conflicts and wars that are generated by imperialists for their own selfish gains. We stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine, Syria, Mali, Iran and Latin American countries who are in the target of imperialists agendas.

We salute the struggles of the workers under the Energy sector in India, Sri Lanka, Bulgaria, Nigeria and many other countries.

We are optimistic that with the concluded action plan with coordination and collective work by affiliates and WFTU regional Offices we will be able to move forward in the benefit of the Energy Sector and the international working class.

Action Plan 2013-2014

• Regional Trade Union Conferences hosted by the Executive Commitee Members in their respective countries in cooperation with the TUI Energy.
• On the 10 to 12 August 2013, the 7th Conference of Electricity Employees Federation of India will take place (for coordination and implementation of the action plan). Concurrently South-East Asian Sub-regional meeting will be convined and the secretary of the TUI-Energy will attend.
• European Regional Energy Conference to be held in Greece Athens during the first quarter of 2014.
• Regional workshops to be organized in cooperation with friendly organizations in their respective countries.
• Each Executive Commitee Member to undertake the responsibility of drafting one TUI Energy statement per week for the developments in his region and the struggles unfolding as a proposition to the TUI Secretariat to publish.
• Participation and preparation of all affiliates with activities in their countries to the International Action Day called by WFTU on October 3, 2013 under the slogan: “we march militantly for food, water, books, medicine, housing for all”.
• International Campaign on Electricity “A social good not a commotidy”. Preparation on a Policy Position with Continental facts which will be presented by affiliates in local workshops.
• Campaign to escalate into an International Trade Union Conference and Rally in relevant countries.
• Preparation and Update of TUI Energy Website by the TUI Energy Headquarters.
• Periodical Bulletin for the news in the Energy sector to be produced every 3 months
• Opening of Google Group (proper coordinated) communication between the leadership, affiliates, WFTU Regional Offices and friends with updating on world news of the energy sector and updates on affiliates positions and activities.
• TUI Energy Representation in affiliates and friends national activities and Congresses.
• We must articulate permanently links among TUI-Energy and WFTU Regional Offices.
• The next Executive meeting to be held in India, November 2013