Congress General Secretary Patricia King has expressed her deep sympathies to the family and friends of Martin McGuinness, following the death of the former Deputy First Minister.
"On behalf of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, I would like to express our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Martin McGuinness, following his untimely passing.
"He displayed great courage and commitment through his enormous contribution to the creation and maintenance of a durable peace and the structures on which it rests. Indeed, the creation of that peace would not have been possible without his contribution.
"In his role as Deputy First Minister, Mr McGuinness grasped the centrality of compromise, the value of negotiated settlement and the necessity to reach out to all communities on the island, on the basis of mutual tolerance and respect." Ms King said.
