Nine states possess around 12,300 nuclear weapons, while around US$100 billion is spent on them every year.
Yet workers are told there isn’t enough money for decent jobs, public services, climate action, peace and development.
On the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, the global trade union movement is clear: our resources should build security for people — decent work, social justice, peace and a liveable planet — not fuel the threat of nuclear annihilation.
Our country needs to: Disarm. Divest. Invest in humanity.
#NuclearBan #Peace #TradeUnionsForPeace
IPB – International Peace Bureau International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and
ITUC – International Trade Union Confederation