Eric Lee of "Labour Start" is circulating an email which contains the following important items about an area of my special interest - the Trade Union Movements of Iran and Iraq.
IRAN: ALL OUT FOR 26 JUNE GLOBAL SOLIDARITY ACTION DAY
Four global union organizations representing over 170 million workers have called a worldwide action day on June 26 to demand justice for Iranian workers. Demonstrations will take place outside Iranian embassies and consulates to protest the ongoing denial of rights and arrests of trade unionists within the country. Please visit the campaign's new website at http://www.justiceforiranianworkers.org/ and make sure to click on the 'Get Active' link.
IRAQ: VICTORY FOR THE TEACHERS' UNION
Thanks very much to the 4,856 of you who signed up to support the campaign we launched on LabourStart in April in support of the Iraqi teachers' union. According to reports we've received, "the union won a legal battle against the government on 7 May. The landmark ruling against the government decision ... to take control of the ITU was a symbolic victory and stopped the government move to dismiss the ITU's democratically elected leadership." The struggle continues.
3 comments:
Hi Harry,
how can Gary Kent be director of Labour Friends of Iraq AND a paid advisor to Maliki's Islamic Dawa Party?
Coventrian : Gary's LFIQ contact details are given here -
http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/
Harry, you are President of Labour Friends of Iraq and as such I think you should answer my question.
How can Gary Kent be director of Labour Friends of Iraq AND a paid advisor to Maliki's Islamic Dawa Party?
Other questions that could be asked are
How much does the Islamic Dawa Party pay Gary Kent?
What do they get for their money?
I have tried to get answers from Mr Kent, but he doesn't seem willing to provide anything other thana brush-off. I am surprised at you doing the same.
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