For many decades the Iranian regime has justified its repression of workers’ rights (as well as women, national and religious minorities, the youth, the disabled, LGBTQ people, writers, artists and the vast majority of the population) because of war, military skirmishes, diplomatic disputes and so on. Continue reading
Posted in Workers' struggles
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.
Posted in Labour Code
The Ahvaz Sugar factory workers suspended their one-day-old protest until next week after Khuzestan province officials promise to follow-up their demands.
Posted in Workers' struggles
The activists of the Shahrokh Zamani Action Campaign in Afghanistan begin their activities by pasting posters in Kabul.
Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan
Below is a model motion. Please amend as necessary and use it to raise the issues your union branch/political party/organisation.
If you would like to invite a speaker from the campaign to your meeting(s) please get in touch with us via shahrokhlives@gmail.com.
Please report back from your meeting(s) via shahrokhlives@gmail.com.
Posted in Uncategorized
Siebzehn Goldgräber wurden im nordwestlichen Iran nach Protesten gegen Massenentlassung ausgepeitscht.
Posted in Deutsch, Workers' struggles
Seventeen gold miners were flogged in north-western Iran after protesting against mass sackings.
Posted in Workers' struggles
Posted in Political prisoners
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.
Posted in Political prisoners
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.
Posted in Political prisoners
Khuzestan Vanguard Socialist Workers’ Cell. Organiser: Comrade Martin.
Shahrokh Zamani Action Campaign 