Workers movement

Haft Tapeh sugar cane workers in Iran go on strike in support of their leader, Esmaeil Bakhshi On 25th January 2019, sugar cane workers of different sections of Haft Tapeh…

http://www.itfglobal.org/en/news-events/news/2019/january/iran-itf-speaks-out-on-targeting-of-activists/   Iran: ITF speaks out on targeting of activists The ITF today joined trade unionists and Amnesty International at the Iranian embassy in London to protest against Tehran’s imprisoning…

January 28, 2019 Via emai: leader@leader.ir and media@rouhani.ir Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani Re: Rearrest of Ismaeil…

Today, 29th January 2019, Jafar Azimzadeh, general director of the Free Workers’ Union of Iran was arrested and was taken away to an unknown location by four security agents of…

To all international workers’ and human rights organisations: On 20th January 2019, Esmaeil Bakhshi, the popular leader of sugar cane workers of Haft Tapeh, and Sepideh Gholiyan, student activist and…

From: Free Them Now -Campaign to Free Jailed Workers in Iran To: Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General of ILO Dear Mr. Guy Ryder! I write this letter to protest your policy…

Previously we informed you that Emaeil Bakhshi, the beloved and well-known leader of sugar cane workers of Haft Tapeh in Ahvaz, Iran, in an open letter which he published on…

Fearful of strike and protests, Haft Tapeh bosses issue new contracts for protesting workers On 10th January 2019, workers of Haft Tapeh sugar cane factory in Khuzestan, Iran, protested again…