04 Jan 2005
2004 Tsunami Disaster Information News, Reports from Affiliates in the tsunami affected areas and How You Can Help.
Reports from ITF Affiliates
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The following are compiled from our contacts with ITF Affiliates in the Tsunami Affected Areas and around the world. This page will continue to be updated..
India
- National Union of Seafarers of India
Contact: Abdulgani Serang nusi@vsnl.com
Report: Of the sectors, fishermen along the coasts suffered most of the fatalities. Union trying to gather information about fishing workers in the Andman Islands and the districts of Nagapatanam and Cuddalore. NUSI and the Maritime Union of India have set up a relief fund with the two employers organisations.
- Southern Railway Mazdoor Union -AIRF
Report: Eight km. of rail tracks damaged but no railway worker casualties. Union in the forefront of organising relief work.
- All-India Railwaymen's Federation - AIRF
Contact: Umraomal Purohit airf@ndb.vsnl.net.in airfindia@yahoo.co.in
Report: Railway workers all over the country pledged one day's salary (Rs 150 million, 3,400,000 USD) to the relief fund.
- Tamil Nadu Road Transport Workers' Federation
Contact: Fax: +91422 574 140
Report: 120,00 transport staff and workers pledged a day's salary towards the relief fund.
- Madras Port Trust Employees Union
Contact: ITF Inspector, K Sree Kumar k_sreekumar2001@yahoo.co.in
Report: One woman activist lost in Chennai.
Report on Tsunami and its after effects by The Madras Port Trust Employee's Union
- Air India Employees' Guild
Contact: Gen. Secretary George Abraham
CORPGEORGE@YAHOO.CO.UK
Report: For your information all employees covered by our Union have donated ONE DAY'S SALARY (Salary + all incentive payments) totaling to almost Rs. One crore towards our Prime Minister's "TSUNAMI RELIEF FUND"
Indonesia
- Garuda Indonesia Flight Attendant Association -IGAKI
Contact: Zainudin Malik malik@ikagi.com
Report: The union has been receiving food and medicine donations from people in Jakarta to transport them directly to Banda Aceh. The union negotiated an agreement with Garuda that crew suitcases carrying this material can be transported in addition to normal cargo and is looking at organising an airlift of aid boxes.
- Indonesian Seafarers' Union, KPI
Contact: Hanafi Rustandi ppkpi@indosat.net.id
Report: Members' houses damaged by the Tsunami. In the province of Aceh, eleven local ports suffered heavy damages. One vessel owned by the Indonesian national shipping company was lost with 16 fatalities; seven were saved. MT Tirta Karsa, a small tanker, was lost with five crew.
Report: Maritime and fisheries lost 3,8 trillions rupiah caused by earth quake and tsunami
- Ikatan Awak Kabin Garuda Indonesia (IKAGI)
Contact: Zainudin Malik, Deputy General Secretary malik@ikagi.com
Report: Here's some information regarding IKAGI Project for humanitarian aid in Banda Aceh.
As we've informed you in my previous e-mail concerning donation for the tsunami suvivors, we've transported all donations from IKAGI members and people around Jakarta, 295 boxes (cloth) and 114 boxes (food) have been sent to Banda Aceh succesfuly. In order to coordinate humanitarian aid distribution, I will go to Banda Aceh on 14 January 2005 and will stay there at least for a week.
Here's some information regarding IKAGI Project for humanitarian aid in Banda Aceh:
IKAGI still have USD 4210.52 in cash from donation. We decided to spent all of the money to buy supplies for the survivors which they needed most. During my stay I will collect data and find the way on how to make this long-term activity run efficiently and accepted by the right persons.
The ITF support and financial assistance for this humanitarian project is highly appreciated.
Report of Visit to Aceh, 14-21 January 2005 by Ikatan Awak Kabin Garuda Indonesia (IKAGI).
- Sektor Transportasi Dan Angkutan - Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia (SBSI)
Contact: Bismo Sanyoto, Vice Chairman
sbsi@pacific.net.id
Report: KSBSI News 1st edition on the recent situation
in Aceh. (see below in related documents)
Sri Lanka
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Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya - JSS
Contact: Palitha Atukorale palithaatukorale@hotmail.com
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Sewaka Sangamaya
Contact: Leslie Devendra (fax: +94 11 694 074)
Report: Many members from rail and road sectors lost their lives and some from the ports in Galle and Trincomalee were lost.
Many Ceylon Transport Board drivers and conductors on duty on the roads in the coastal districts are still missing. Several union offices were wiped out.
Many stations and houses of railway staff near the stations were washed away. A train carrying 100 passengers was washed away near Telwatte, on the south western coast; two drivers and two guards were among the dead. Destruction of Railway property was extensive.
The unions have distributed aid and members are donating to the relief fund for reconstruction of homes. Fund details are: Current Account No. 1650029810, Peoples' Bank, Suduwella Branch Sri Lanka.
Thailand
Assistance from Around the World
- Transport Workers Union of the Czech republic
Contact:Prezident Jiří Kolář v.r. osd@cmkos.cz
Report: With respekt to support operations in countries affected by devastating Tsunami waves, our union is hereby sending 1000 EUR to the Dĕtský fond Unicef".
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ICFTU
Contact: General Secretary Guy Ryder
Report: Letter sent to the President of the Republic of Indonesia. (see below in related documents)
- Latvian Seafarers' Union of Merchant Fleet (LSUMF)
Contact: President Igors Pavlovs
Report: LSUMF have donated USD $2000 to tsunami relief efforts.
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