(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 25 - Unions representing workers at the
port of Ravenna said Tuesday that they had called off a strike
on June 3 after the owner of a ship headed to Israel, which was
initially expected to take on "one or more containers holding
materiel to be used in war", said he had reversed his decision
to take on the shipment.
The unions had previously said Ravenna port workers would refuse
to load any weapons, explosives or other materials that "could
fuel the conflict between Israel and Hamas"
The transport sections of CGIL, CISL and UIL unions said
Tuesday that the workers "feel the moral responsibility to do
what they can to show their commitment to peace and they refuse
to be complicit in any way with this tragic conflict and in
endangering the fragile ceasefire".
Ravenna dockers call off strike as Israel arms shipment KO
Port workers were to stage one-day strike on June 3