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• Oppose automation that aims to break unions and require minimum standards for the introduction of automation including the right to negotiate, all new jobs, training, sharing the benefits of automation including shorter working hours and social clauses.


It was also noted that the Section needed to focus on key campaigns, prioritise and win them before moving on to new challenges.


The Conference adopted the Congress theme document, as presented.


Agenda Item 3: Four Year Work Programme The discussion for this agenda item was taken in conjunction with agenda item 2, as above.


The Chair summarised the discussion and highlighted the need for the Section to be prepared to face the challenges that had been raised through effective research and mapping, communications and networking to strengthen the GNT Campaign especially. Resources had to be made available for the work programme and these should also be directed to implementing it in the regions.


The Conference adopted the section related priorities and work programme for 2014-­‐2018, as presented. Agenda Item 4: Motions


There were no motions referred to the Conference by the Resolutions Committee. However, the Section discussed Annex 2 of the Congress Theme Document on Automation, submitted by the MUA. Agenda item 5: Elections The following were elected by the Conference: Chair


1st Vice Chair 2nd Vice Chair


Women Transport Workers’ Representative Young Transport Workers’ Representative Ordinary members


Paddy Crumlin (MUA, Australia) Ray Familathe (ILWU, USA)


Torben Seebold (ver.di, Germany) Monique Verbeek (BTB, Belgium)


Anthony Dailey (SITREBALCRI, Panama)


Arasu Duaraisamy (SPWU, Singapore) Joe Fleetwood (MUNZ, New Zealand) Kinichiro Itoya (ZENKOKU-­‐KOWAN, Japan) P M Mohammed Haneef (CPSA, India) Marc Loridan (BTB, Belgium) Steve Biggs (UNITE, UK) Aleksejs Holodnuks (UTAF, Latvia) Niek Stam (FNVB, Netherlands) Jose M Pavez Vega Artime (UGT, Spain) Said El-­‐Hairech (UMT, Morocco) Simon Sang (KDWU, Kenya) Daniel Owusu -­‐ Koranteng (MDU, Ghana) Alvin Sinclair (BITU , Jamaica)


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