Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
President
The Presidency
Palestine Avenue, Azerbaijan Intersection
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran(enter date) May 2008
Dear Mr President
I write to bring to your attention the strike and struggles of the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Company workers.
Five workers from the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Company have been summoned to appear in court in Dezful city. They are Fereydoon Nikoofard, Ali Nejati, Jalil Ahmadi, Mohammad Heydari Mehr and Ramezan Alipoor. They have until 20 May to appear before the court.
These activists are charged with a range of 'crimes' relating to the workers' strike and other struggles at the Haft Tapeh mill and later in Shush city in September and October 2007. That strike was sparked by the state-owned company not paying workers their wages for over several months. At present the workers have not been paid for two months.
I therefore believe that all charges and legal proceedings against all Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Company workers should be dropped immediately and unconditionally.
I look forward to hearing about your positive intervention in this regard in the international media.
Yours sincerely
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