While the focus in recent times has been on other countries in West Asia, workers in Iran have not stopped organising. They face repressive anti union laws and a vast security apparatus, but workers nevertheless keep pressing for their rights and challenging the government. Construction workers in the Kurdish city of Sanadaj and manufacturing workers at the Tabriz Tractor factory are just two of the workplaces that have seen workers action during this month.
In Melbourne, Iran Solidarity Melbourne, in collaboration with the Solidarity committee with Iranian Workers Movement Australia, will be hosting a public meeting to mark the 23rd anniversary of the 1988 massacre of Iranian political prisoners at the hands of the Khomeini regime. The meeting will feature visiting international guest speaker and long time left wing activist Abbas Samakar as well as local speakers who will share their memories of the Islamic Republic’s prisons.
Friday 26 August at 6.30 pm
Trades Hall, Corner of Victoria and Lygon Sts, Carlton
This is a public event, all are welcome
For more information contact Iran Solidarity Melbourne on 0402 360 442 or email: iran.solidarity.melbourne@gmail.com
While the focus in recent times has been on other countries in West Asia, workers in Iran have not stopped organising. They face repressive anti union laws and a vast security apparatus, but workers nevertheless keep pressing for their rights and challenging the government. Construction workers in the Kurdish city of Sanadaj and manufacturing workers at the Tabriz Tractor factory are just two of the workplaces that have seen workers action during this month.
In Melbourne, Iran Solidarity Melbourne, in collaboration with the Solidarity committee with Iranian Workers Movement Australia, will be hosting a public meeting to mark the 23rd anniversary of the 1988 massacre of Iranian political prisoners at the hands of the Khomeini regime. The meeting will feature visiting international guest speaker and long time left wing activist Abbas Samakar as well as local speakers who will share their memories of the Islamic Republic’s prisons.
Friday 26 August at 6.30 pm
Trades Hall, Corner of Victoria and Lygon Sts, Carlton
This is a public event, all are welcome
For more information contact Iran Solidarity Melbourne on 0402 360 442 or email: iran.solidarity.melbourne@gmail.com
