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2025-03-08
CESI Secretary General Klaus Heeger on Labour Day: Invest in people, invest in work
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“Voting for the future of Europe can only mean to vote for investment in people and in decent work. If we want to enhance work, international movements and standards are vital. Let’s use the EU to improve and protect the rights of all workers. All workers count.”, Klaus Heeger said.
He added: “We must remember that cross-border solidarity matters. Those who love Europe must love the nationals that compose it, and those who love their homeland must love Europe. there is a windown of opportuniy bnecause the eurhas ocmmitted itself to promoting social rights more.”
Full video clip: Klaus Heeger at Piazza del Plebiscito on May 1 2019
Picture: Klaus Heeger speaking at Naples on May 1 2019 © CESI 2019
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