IRAN ON THE BRINK Rising Workers and Threats of War
By Andreas Malm and Shora Esmailian
Questions and comments on the book and the situation in Iran. From the book launch at Housemans Bookshop, London 06 March 2007.
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The job classification system, one of the Iran Khodro workers' demands, has now been officially implemented. Its coming into effect raises the company's workers' wages by about 10 percent. More >>
International appeal for the release of all Vahed workers, their families, students and other supporters
We are launching an appeal for the release of everyone arrested by the security forces in Tehran. Here is a model letter that you can send to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Statement of the Trade Union of the Vahed Bus Company of Tehran and Suburbs On behalf of the 17,000 workers of the Vahed Bus Company of Tehran we inform the workers' organisations of the world and all those who have been moved by the suppression of the most basic human rights, that today, 28 January, our widespread strike was confronted by the unprecedented attack of the agents of the Islamic Republic.More...
A solidarity campaign involving pickets, meeting, signature collection and fundraising.
The statement and latest signatures: English, Swedish, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Italian.
This campaign has been
launched to highlight the plight of Iranian workers and to raise
solidarity with their struggles against the oppressive Islamic
regime. Its initial sponsors are Jeremy Dear (General Secretary
of the National Union of Journalists) in Britain, and Ahmed
Manzoor, the President of the Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign
and a member of Parliament in Pakistan.