As reported previously, it is workers and their communities who are the greatest losers in the ongoing wars in West Asia. Despite repeated attempts to organise, widespread discrimination and precarious working conditions continue to weaken our brothers and sisters’ attempts to organise in Iraq. In neighbouring Syria, the heroic resistance by the left wing PYD is acting as an inspiration to other labour activists and organisations with increasing calls for direct support for their battle in Kobane. Meanwhile, in civilian areas, resistance to repression continues. The intervention by regional labour groups remains the key to stopping these wars.
As reported previously, it is workers and their communities who are the greatest losers in the ongoing wars in West Asia. Despite repeated attempts to organise, widespread discrimination and precarious working conditions continue to weaken our brothers and sisters’ attempts to organise in Iraq. In neighbouring Syria, the heroic resistance by the left wing PYD is acting as an inspiration to other labour activists and organisations with increasing calls for direct support for their battle in Kobane. Meanwhile, in civilian areas, resistance to repression continues. The intervention by regional labour groups remains the key to stopping these wars.
