Given the organization’s financial difficulties, the ILO administration has just informed us that it will no longer cover the costs of printing and mailing communications from the Section to all retirees.
In response, the Retirees’ Section has argued in numerous letters and initiatives—unfortunately without success—that the retiree population is diverse and that the oldest or most isolated among them do not all have access to a computer, and that receiving the Message magazine by mail is sometimes their only link to the organization for which they worked for many years.
With regret and for obvious financial reasons, the Section must therefore revise its communication policy. Going forward, it will reserve all of its communications—including the “MESSAGE” newsletter—exclusively for its members, primarily via email. However, the Section will remain attentive to the situations of members who may encounter difficulties with electronic tools; support or solutions may be considered, just as the Staff Health Fund (CAPS) and the Pension Fund (CCPPNU) are doing.
To continue benefiting from the Section’s services and communications, and to help ensure its financial stability, any ILO retiree can become a member by clicking on the following link:
Membership form – Section des anciens de l’OIT
Thank you for your support and solidarity.