Islamic Regime in Iran has continuously violated worker’s rights in Iran and has imprisoned, tortured and executed many labour activists, but ironically, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) still keeps this regime as its official member and so far has ignored all calls to expel their delegates for serious and systematic violations of labour rights in Iran; The cases below clearly illustrate our statement.
Currently in prison:
Behnam Ebrahimzadeh, sentenced to 6 years in prison
Ayat Nyafar Arrested on 17 October 2011
Reza Shahabi in prison since June 2010
Ebrahim Madadi, in prison since December 2008, sentenced to a three and a half year prison
Rasoul Bodaghi sentenced to 6 years in prison
Number of striking workers of Tabriz Tractor Manufacturing Company were arrested, kept in solitary confinement, had their hair cut for humiliation and fired from their jobs.
Their "crimes"
Fighting for workers rights including rights to union activities without fear of being persecuted
Demanding to be paid their wage for the work they have done
Demanding the right to strike and freedom of expression
Organising May Day
Establishing labour organisations
Labour activists have been continuously harassed, been attacked, kidnapped, arrested, tortured, being deprived of seeing their families, and even their families have not been spared from harassment. One important aspect of these workers being jailed is that their families have lost the only source of income they had, and they are under lots of pressure to make ends meet. Since taking power in 1979, the Islamic regime have targeted workers in Iran and kept their activities under the surveillance. Many workers are in prison and sentenced to long sentences with charges such as ‘building dissident groups’ and ‘publicity against the system’ which translates to being active and vocal of worker’s rights.
The attack on labour activists must be stopped!
We demands:
the immediate and unconditional release of all jailed workers in Iran
the expulsion of delegates of the Islamic regime of Iran from International Labour Organisation (ILO)
We call on all trade unions, concerned organisations and individuals to join us in this campaign. We need to show our solidarity with these jailed workers and their families.
Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran (CFPPI)
Sweden
Stockholm
Time: Saturday 5 November 2011, 1-3 pm
Place: In front of Embassi of Islamic Republic of Iran
Contact: Göran Gustavsson 0704009033 & Farmarz Ghorbani 0765647616
Gothenberg
Time: Saturday 5 November 2011, 1-3 pm
Place: Brunnsparken
Contact: Abe Asadi 07317178819
Borås
Time: Saturday 5th November 2011, 2-4pm
Place: Stora torget
Contact: Esmail Mardokhi; 0 737 59 85 66
Helsingborg
Time: Saturday 5th November 2011, 2.30-5 pm
Place: Stortorget
Contact: Gabi Hosseini 0760879874
Sävsjö
Time: Saturday 5th November 2011
arian mirzolfaghari 0046700773423
zolfaghariarian4@gmail.com
Details forthcoming
Malmö
Time: Saturday 5th November 2011, 1-3 pm
Place: Triangel
Contact: Hasan Salehi 0703171102
Faride Arman 0703638088
UK
London
Time: Saturday 5 November 2011, 2-4 pm
Place: Trafalgar Sq. In front of National Gallery
At 16.00 We will gather outside the BBC Farsi office
Contact: Behroz Bahari 07838156819
Alireza Rashidi 07712810675
Canada
Toronto
Time: Saturday 5 November 2011, 1-3 pm
Place: Yonge St & Dundas Intersection
Contact: Yadi Mahmoudi 416-471-7138
hkki.vca@gmail.com
Vancouver
Time: Saturday 5th November, 3-5 pm
Place:Art Gallery, Robson side
Contact: Masoud Arjang 001-6046495453
Vancouver district Labour council also support this call
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Time: Saturday 5 November 2011, 1-3 pm
Beursplein
Cotact: Bahman Khani 0651273261
Norway
Oslo
Time: Saturday 5th November
In front of Parliament
Details forthcoming
Contact: Saber Rahimi 004798694001
Abolghasem Kardar 00474133-3268
Germany
Frankfurt
Time: Saturday 5th November 2011
Details forthcoming
Contact: Shahnaz Moratab 015774650186
Berlin
Time: Saturday 5th, 2-4 pm
Place: Joachimstaler platz, am U-Bahnhof Kurfürstendamm
Contact: Farzaneh Derakhshan
Cologne
Time: Saturday 5th, 4 pm
Place: In front of Dom
Contact: Mohamad Nemati 01635522356
Hannover
Time: Saturday 5th November 2011 4-6pm
Place: Kropke
Contact: Naser kashkooli 0177 8348592
Würzburg
Time: Saturday 5th November 2011, 2.30-5 pmAbdolbaset Soleimani, baset_marx@yahoo.comfetails forthcoming
US
Washington DC
Time: Saturday 5th,
Details forthcoming
Philadelphia
Time: Saturday 5th, 1 pm
Love Park, Broad and JFK Street
Contact: Soheila Nikpour 267-439-7185
France
Lyon
Time: Saturday 5th November 2011, 4-5 pm
Contact : Payam Azar
Details forthcoming
Finland
Helsinki
Time: Saturday 5th, 2- 4 pm
Place: At 14:00 we gather in Helsingin rautatientori and at 14:20 we start our march towards Narinkkatori behind Kamppi building.
Contact: abroadcommittee@gmail.com
Cyprus
Nicosia
Time: Saturday 5th November 2011, 10-11 am
Place: In front of IRI Embassy
Contact: Amir Masoud Khaghani, 96484292
amirmasoud.khaghani@gmail.com
jonbeshhoghoghpanahjo.cyprus@gmail.com
Limassol
Time: Saturday 5th November
Location forthcoming
Contact: Amir Masoud Khaghani, 96484292
amirmasoud.khaghani@gmail.com
jonbeshhoghoghpanahjo.cyprus@gmail.com
Larnaca
Time: Saturday 5th November
Location forthcoming
Contact: Amir Masoud Khaghani, 96484292
amirmasoud.khaghani@gmail.com
jonbeshhoghoghpanahjo.cyprus@gmail.com
Japan
Tokyo
The 5 and 6 Nov, Jamal Saberi Worker-communist Party of Iran's cadre and one of "Free Jailed workers Campaign" activist has speech in the railway union meeting. The labour union representatives from Brazil, USA and South Korea would be present in the meeting. And the subject of the meeting is " Jaliled Workers in Iran
The list is being completed momentarily
For more information please refer to the facebook sites and websites and blogs under:
http://free-them-now.blogspot.com/
www.iranpoliticalprisoners.com
http://on.fb.me/oWSQb8
www.missionfree iran.org
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