Eritrea - Ministry of Information

The 30th anniversary of the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW) was celebrated colorfully in the Sawa Vocational Training and Education Center from November 29 to December 1, 2009. The historical occasion that was commemorated under the theme of “Youths: Guarantee of Bright Future” was opened in the evening of November 29 where President Isaias Afewerki, Ministers, senior People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) officials, Army commanders and religious leaders, as well as invited guests from inside the country and abroad participated.

The commemoration events of the 30th anniversary of the National Confederation of Eritrean Workers came to a colorful conclusion on 25th of November at Asmara Palace Hotel in the presence of invited guests, ministers and participants. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Osman Saleh and Minister of Transport and Communication, Mr. Woldemichael Abraha handed out gifts to high government and PFDJ officials, ambassadors, administrators and individuals who made contributions to the development of NCEW.

NCEW marks its 30th anniversary

Begining from the days of liberation struggle, social, economic and political independence and self-reliance was the guiding principle of Eritrean leadership. To achieve an all round development based on the principles of self-reliance, it is imperative to cultivate a hardworking society that values work. Any given nation’s development aspirations can only be secured through the toil of a workforce that is committed to achieving the set goals and values the contribution of all individual workers.

Many have written about the education, but none explained its uses as succinctly as Elie Wiesel.  Wiesel explained why education in and all by itself was meaningless, if there were no values attached to it. Addressing a Global Forum in Moscow almost 20 years ago, he spoke of those responsible for the horrific crimes in Auschwitz, Dachau, and Buchenwald- the Holocaust- heirs of Kant and Goethe, widely thought to be the best educated people on earth. Wiesel explained that their advanced education did not serve as an adequate barrier to their cruel and barbaric conducts. Wiesel explains what was wrong with their education. He said that their education:

President Isaias Afwerki made a statement on 28 August 2009 at the national conference marking the 30th anniversary of the NCEW in which he highlighted the essence and objective of Eritrean workers. Noting that the significance and objectives of workers movements should be viewed from an economic, social and political standpoint, the President explained that workers productivity is affected by the level of societal progress. He went on to explain that people’s standard of living depends on workers’ productivity and called on the National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (NCEW) to strive to nurture a skilled and committed workforce. Full text of the President’ statement follows:-

MDG1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger:  Eritrea’s Goal is not just to eradicate ‘extreme’ poverty but do away with poverty once and for all. And it is evident that Eritrea will achieve food security in the near future.