The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) is considering expanding the Free and Special Economic Zones and to exclude workers in them from its Labour Code’s limited safeguards.
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The Ahvaz Sugar factory workers suspended their one-day-old protest until next week after Khuzestan province officials promise to follow-up their demands.
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The activists of the Shahrokh Zamani Action Campaign in Afghanistan begin their activities by pasting posters in Kabul.
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Below is a model motion. Please amend as necessary and use it to raise the issues your union branch/political party/organisation.
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Siebzehn Goldgräber wurden im nordwestlichen Iran nach Protesten gegen Massenentlassung ausgepeitscht.
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Seventeen gold miners were flogged in north-western Iran after protesting against mass sackings.
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Jafar Azimzadeh, a prominent labour activist who has been on hunger strike since April 29th, has sent a message to the 105th Session of the International Labour Conference, opening on May 30th. A number of Iranian labour activists and organisations have recently sent messages and open letters to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) drawing its attention – yet again! – to the plight of workers in Iran and pointing out that the so-called workers’ delegates attending the Conference are regime lackeys and not workers’ genuine representatives.
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On May 20th a group of IG Metall union members and supporters of Workers’ Action Committee (Iran) gathered outside Engels-Haus in Wuppertal to show their support for Jafar Azimzadeh and all jailed labour activists in Iran.
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We are building mailing lists so that we can call supporters to protest and solidarity actions such as pickets at the IRI embassy in London, sometimes at short notice. Please forward your email address and/or mobile phone number to shahrokhlives@gmail.com and we will add you today.
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Khuzestan Vanguard Socialist Workers’ Cell. Organiser: Comrade Martin.
Shahrokh Zamani Action Campaign 