Paddy Lillis – Usdaw general secretary says: “It is difficult to comprehend the scale of pure hatred and unspeakable cruelty the Nazis inflicted on Jewish people through the Holocaust. Today we remember the six million Jewish lives lost to a fascist ideology that has no place in our political world. Alongside the six million Jewish victims of Nazi persecution, hundreds of thousands of others were murdered by Hitler's regime - including, lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people (LGBT+), disabled people, Black Minority Ethnic people and trade unionists.
“The language of division, fear and prejudice remains all too common. Antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred, anti-Gypsy, Roma and Traveller, hostility to LGBT+ people, sexism, ageism, racism and disability discrimination are all forms of identity-based prejudice which need to be challenged. We recommit to ensure that the Holocaust is never forgotten and that we will always stand against antisemitism and all forms of hatred and division.”
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