From the CMKOS Assembly Declaration on the World Day for Decent Work

The CMKOS and its affiliated unions join the World Day for Decent Work aware of the fact that a change of the present adverse global development can be achieved only through effective steps based upon solidarity, observance of human rights - and thus also social and trade union rights - as guaranteed by the UN and ILO covenants and conventions. In European context there are also documents of the Council of Europe and the EU, including the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Therefore the CMKOS and its affiliated trade unions appeal to the respective bodies of the Czech Republic to reject the exemption from this Charter requested for our country by its President Mr. Václav Klaus and by the Czech Government.