Victory: Nermin Al-Sharif gets her passport back, thanks to you
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- Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00
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Libyan trade union leader Nermin Al-Sharif has had her passport returned and is now free to travel, following huge union support for an International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and LabourStart appeal.
Nermin, general secretary of the Dockers' and Seafarers' Union of Libya, was detained for several hours and had her passport confiscated, barring her from travelling to an international ITF women activists event in Morocco. She has been subject to ongoing attacks, including an attempt on her life earlier this year.
The ITF/LabourStart campaign attracted the support of over 6,800 people from 141 countries and territories.
Nermin said: "Thanks to the ITF and its members, I haven't felt that I am alone. With this mass of supportive messages, the authorities who took action against me had to listen, sit with me and assure me that I am free now. The fast response from the ITF family is something that gave me real strength. Long live the ITF."
ITF Arab World regional secretary Bilal Malkawi commented that the campaign was the main reason for this development. He added that he hoped the move was the start of a fundamental change in the behaviour of the Libyan authorities.
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