Andrea Coinu elected President of IUF-UITA agricultural sector

Andrea Coinu, the International Policy Manager for Flai Cgil, has been unanimously elected President of the agricultural sector for the IUF-UITA (International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations).

The election took place during the closing session of the IUF-UITA agricultural workers' sectoral group conference held in Geneva on September 21 and 22. IUF-UITA is a global trade union federation representing more than 10 million workers across approximately 120 countries through over 400 affiliated unions in the agri-food, processing, and tourism sectors.

In his new role, Coinu emphasized the importance of defending democracy against authoritarian models and expressed a commitment to building global collective bargaining efforts. He stated that the goal is to create a sustainable development model for both the environment and the workers represented by the federation.