فردا روز حمايت سراسری کارگران دنيا از کارگران ايران.
فردا تظاهرات جلوی پارلمان آنتاريو يادتان نرود. اگر علاقه مند به حمايت گروه های کارگری در ايران هستيد، تنها شهر خود را در اين متن جستجو کنيد و اطلاعات لازم برای تجمع و تظاهرات در شهر خود را پيدا کنيد.
The Canadian Labor Congress is planning a rally at Queens Park (at
College and University) inToronto between 17:00 and 19:30 on 6 March
to promote basic human rights and trade union rights inIran
The Teamsters Canada has reported that a letter is being circulated in
Parliament for MPs and Senators to sign, calling on the Canadian
Government to intervene and get the Iranian union leaders out of jail.
WORLDWIDE UPDATE – IRAN ACTION DAY, 6 March 2008
New Zealand
Affiliates of NZCTU, led by the ITF unions, will hold a rally outside
the Iranian Embassy on 6 March. Letters signed by the head of each ITF
affiliate in New Zealand will be submitted to the Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs and copies sent to the leaders of all New
Zealand political parties, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions,
media, press and other interested groups.
Australia
A rally in support of Mansour Osanloo and Mahmoud Salehi will be held
at Hyde Park inSydney
ACTU, MUA, RTBU and ASU and is supported by a number of Australian
affiliates. Representatives from IUF and Amnesty International are
expected to attend the event. The issue has been raised at the ACTU
International Committee where it received full support and flyers have
been distributed to all affiliates. The ACTU will contact the
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister to make a comment on behalf of the
Australian Federal Government. On the same day inMelbourne
rally in solidarity with the Colombian workers will be held.
ITF inspectors in the ports of Bunbury and Gladstone are visiting
Iranian ships to deliver the ITF message.
Japan
Members of the ITF affiliates will be visiting the Iranian Embassy on
6 March. They will also visit the Burmese and Guatemalan Embassies
during the day. Rail unions will be distributing leaflets at stations
nationwide.
Korea
The Korean Transport Unions' Federation (KTF) plans to mobilise a
large delegation to visit the Iranian Embassy on 6 March and organise
a rally in the central station inSeoul , which will be joined by
representatives from AmnestyKorea
Iranian Ambassador requesting a meeting. The Federation will work
together with the national labour centre FKTU and also plans to
contact local groups in the Iranian community inSeoul
has prepared materials including leaflets and a banner in Korean and
will contact local and national media.
The ITF inspector in theport of Incheon
deliver the ITF message.
Taiwan
The ITF inspector in theport of Kaohsiung
to deliver the ITF message.
Hong Kong
HKCTU is planning a protest action at the Embassy of Iran on 6 March.
Unionists from the bus union will deliver leaflets at one of the major
terminals.
Indonesia
Led by the seafarers union, KPI, 500 participants from the ITF
affiliates in the road transport, railway and aviation sectors are
expected to attend activities on 6 March. Between 09:00-11:00 a rally
will be held in front of the Iranian Embassy. At 11:00-11:30, the
rally will move to the Indonesian Presidential Palace. At 13:00 a
press conference will be held in the KPI Head Office.
Thailand
ITF affiliates will visit the Iranian Embassy on 6 March in the
morning to deliver a protest letter. In the afternoon, the unions will
organise a Railway Action Day exhibition at the Hua Lumpang station in
Bangkok , which will include information about the situation in Iran
and the global campaign in solidarity with workers inIran
Philippines
The railway workers' union will meet early next week to confirm their
activity for 6 March.
India
A delegation from AIRF will visit the Iranian Embassy inNew Delhi
6 March to present a memorandum demanding Osanloo's immediate release.
The Paradip Port Workers will hold a General Meeting in the union's
training hall at Nishmani Bhawan inParadip Port
the campaign. A public meeting will be held in front of the bus stand
inParadip Port
Iranian will be sent to the Iranian Government.
The Transport & Dock Workers'Union will distribute leaflets and
display campaign posters in order to raise public awareness about the
campaign. A public meeting will also be held. The union also hopes to
hold a demonstration at the Iranian consulate and submit a memorandum
demanding medical treatment for and the release of Mansour Osanloo.
The Tuticorin Port Mariners & General Staff Union will hold a press
meeting on 6 March in order to publicise the Action Day in Tamil Nadu
and will also hold meetings with other unions about the campaign.
The ITF inspector in theport of Cochin
deliver the ITF message.
Pakistan
The Pakistan Transport Workers' Federation will organise a rally from
the Federation office to the Press Club Lahore on 6 March.
ARAB WORLD
Iraq
Iraqi transport unions participating in ITF education seminars held in
Amman have pledged to support the campaign by visiting and handing out
a letter to the Iranian council inBasra , Southern Iraq . The unions,
together with the oil workers, will distribute the campaign stickers
in both Arabic and Farsi.
Members of the Iraqi dockers' union from Basra and the petrochemical
workers' union from Basra and Kurdistan resolve to support the Action
Day at its ITF-ICEM meeting in Amman by sending protest letters to the
Iranian government.
Palestine
Transport workers unions in the West Bank will organise a mass
demonstration to express their solidarity with the Iranian workers (no
diplomatic mission is located in Palestine).
Lebanon
The ITF unions will send a message to their members explaining the
Free Osanloo campaign and will send a letter of protest to the Iranian
Embassy in Beirut.
Jordan
An Embassy visit is confirmed by the Jordanian unions and campaign
stickers have been distributed widely.
Tunisia
The Fédération Nationale des Transports will visit the Iranian
Embassy
in Tunis to deliver the message of protest.
Morocco
Transport unions affiliated to the ITF will visit the Iranian Embassy
in Casablanca and hand out a message of protest. They are widely
distributing the campaign stickers to their members.
*Activities in Yemen and Kuwait are also in the process of
finalisation.
AFRICA
Ethiopia
The Transport & Communications Workers' Trade Unions Industrial
Federation launched its campaign activities on 6 February. The union
will send a protest letter to several international bodies in order to
demand the release of Mansour Osanloo and Mahmoud Salehi and is
calling upon the Prime Minister of Ethiopia to play a role in lobbying
the diplomatic communities. A protest letter signed by all affiliated
unions will be sent to the Iranian Embassy in Ethiopia. Information
about the campaign including a union newsletter will be circulated to
members. On 8 March, International Women's Day, the union will ask its
women members to sign the union's petition and protest letter.
South Africa
SATAWU confirms that 100 shop stewards have been signed-off to
participate in a demonstration in Pretoria where a rally will be held
in front of the Iranian Embassy. Between 200 and 300 workers are
expected to participate. A memorandum will be submitted to the
Iranian Embassy authorities. On 7 March, a solidarity march involving
representatives from COSATU, social movements and political
organisations will be held in Pretoria on the issues of democracy and
free and fair elections in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. The
situation in Iran will also be highlighted.
Guinea-Conakry
FENATRAMP.G will organise awareness activity on 6 March to highlight
anti-union actions in Iran. A solidarity march will take place with
participants holding placards with slogans such as "Free Mansour
Osanloo!", "Stop anti-union activity", "Respect ILO Conventions 87 and
98".
EUROPE
Turkey
On 6 March, HAVA-IS is planning a protest action in front of the
Iranian Consulate in Istanbul. Campaign materials in Turkish will be
distributed and an electronic petition will be launched in conjunction
with the Action Day. Articles about the campaign are being published
in the union magazine. The union has been showing the ITF "Free
Osanloo" film at its educational activities and has said that it will
continue to do so in the coming months.
Russia
Leaders of the transport unions, together with the ITF representative,
will visit the Iranian Embassy in Moscow to deliver their message of
protest.
Ukraine
The train drivers' union will organise a picket in front of the
Iranian Embassy in Kiev.
Romania
Federatia Sindicala Transloc will participate in the Action Day on 6
March under the slogan "I Wear the Badge". The union plans to bring
together at least 100 unionists in front of the Iranian Embassy and to
offer the "Free Osanloo" badges to all local transport drivers whose
buses pass the Embassy. A letter of protest will also be sent to the
Iranian authorities.
Hungary
The rail union, VDSzSz is planning awareness activities by publicising
information about the campaign on its webpage and asking members to
sign the online petition.
Lithuania
The Lithuanian Transport Workers' Federation will be raising public
awareness about the situation in Iran. An appeal has been sent to the
Lithuanian trade union confederations, to the Parliament and to the
government. A picket is planned at the Lithuanian government on 6
March. Information about the campaign will be distributed.
Estonia
The Estonian Seafarers' Independent Union will resolve to support the
Iranian Campaign at its annual conference on 6 March.
The ITF inspector in the port of Muuga is visiting Iranian ships to
deliver the ITF message.
Sweden
The transport workers' union will deliver the ITF/ITUC/Amnesty message
to the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm.
Norway
Transport workers unions will organise a demonstration outside the
Iranian Embassy in Oslo on 6 March from 14:00. All ITF affiliates in
Norway will participate in this event.
Austria
A joint press conference is planned by Gewerkschaft VIDA in the
national Parliament, together with representatives from the Human
Rights Committee. The ITF "Free Osanloo" film will be shown in the
entrance hall of Parliament before the press conference. The union
will contact the representatives from local Iranian groups in the
community to attend the activities.
Germany
TRANSNET is planning information activities throughout the country.
Articles about the campaign will be published in its union magazine
and the union will send protest letters to the Iranian Embassy.
Ver.di now confirms that a group of unionists will hold a protest
rally in front of the Iranian Embassy in Berlin on 6 March. The union
will also send protest letters to the government in Iran and will send
a solidarity letter to the Tehran Bus Workers' Union in Iran.
The ITF inspector in the port of Nordenham has sent the ITF message to
an Iranian vessel due to visit the port.
Switzerland
The ITUC's Geneva office, together with the representatives of BWI,
IUF, IMF and PSI will visit the Iranian Mission.
Italy
FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL and UILTRASPORTI are working together on
activities at the border points of Ventimiglia (France), Modane
(France), Domodossola (Switzerland), Chiasso (Switzerland), Brennero
(Austria) and Villa Opicina (Slovenia) where meetings will be held
between unions on both sides of the border. These activities are part
of the ITF's Railway Action Day.
The ITF inspector in the port of Genoa is visiting Iranian ships to
deliver the ITF message.
Netherlands
The FNV Mondiaal and FNV Bondgenoten will be visiting the Iranian
Embassy in The Hague on 6 March. More activities are planned in
Amsterdam in the afternoon.
Luxembourg
The ITF "Free Osanloo" film will be shown at the Luxembourg station as
part of activities organised by FNCTTFEL for the ITF International
Railway Workers' Action Day.
Belgium
The ETF and the ITUC, together with members of the Belgian unions,
GUFs and Amnesty will hold a demonstration in front of the Iranian
Embassy in Brussels on 6 March at 11:00. The ITF "Free Osanloo" film
will be shown at 10:00 at the ETF Head Office.
ITF inspectors in the port of Antwerp are visiting Iranian ships to
deliver the ITF message.
BTB is calling on its members to sign a petition and to send protest
letters to the Iranian Embassy. The union has published an article in
its union magazine about the campaign and distributed the "Free
Osanloo" badges to its members.
CGSP has also published an article about the Action Day in its union
magazine.
France
CGT Cheminots and FO Cheminots will organise press conferences at five
border points around France to highlight the Free Osanloo campaign and
the importance of union freedom around the world and in particular in
Iran. The five border points are: Hendaye (Spain), Cerbère (Spain),
Modane (Italy), Luxembourg (together with colleagues from Luxembourg
and Germany) and Calais (together with colleagues from the UK). These
activities are part of the ITF's Railway Action Day.
CGT Transports will send letters to Members of Parliament (Ministers
of Foreign Affairs and Transport) and also distribute campaign
leaflets on the Action Day.
The ITF inspector in the port of Le Havre is visiting Iranian ships to
deliver the ITF message.
Spain
CC.OO and UGT will distribute leaflets to workers and passengers at
train stations and on the buses throughout Spain. Workers will wear
the badge on 6 March. At the planned border activity in Irun-Hendaye
together with colleagues from Portugal and France, a solidarity
message will be read. These activities are part of the ITF's Railway
Action Day.
ELA-Hainbat is also planning to distribute information on 6 March. A
press release will be sent to the media.
Portugal
Cabin crew union, SNPVAC will send a protest letter to the Iranian
Government.
Great Britain
ASLEF, GMB, RMT, TSSA, UNISON and UNITE, together with the ITF, TUC
and Amnesty International will organise a one-day event in London. A
bus decorated with campaign messages will travel from Parliament to
the Iranian Embassy where a rally will be held between 12:30-13:30.
Union visitors from Colombia and Indonesia are expected to join the
programme.
The ITF unions will also distribute thousands of leaflets at railway
stations and city centres throughout the country including in
Aberdeen, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol,
Cardiff and London.
T&G Section of Unite in Bradford (8/9-8 Branch) will be leafleting
at
the West Bowling Mosque this Friday, 7 March to raise awareness of the
local Muslim community on workers' rights in Iran. They have done so
several times already and the general reception has been very
positive.
The ITF inspector in the port of Felixstowe is visiting Iranian ships
to deliver the ITF message.
AMERICAS
Canada
The Canadian Labor Congress is planning a rally at Queens Park (at
College and University) in Toronto between 17:00 and 19:30 on 6 March
to promote basic human rights and trade union rights in Iran.
The Teamsters Canada has reported that a letter is being circulated in
Parliament for MPs and Senators to sign, calling on the Canadian
Government to intervene and get the Iranian union leaders out of jail.
Mexico
The ITF National Coordinating Committee in Mexico has an appointment
with the Iranian Ambassador on 6 March to discuss the international
campaign and workers' rights issues in Iran.
****
Unions in Belgium, France, Spain, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, Austria,
Russia, Turkey, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Mali, South
Africa, Zambia, Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia
and Thailand are planning activities including leaflet distribution,
border actions, meetings, panel discussions, marches and rallies to
mark the ITF International Railway Workers' Action Day on 6 March.
College and University) in
to promote basic human rights and trade union rights in
The Teamsters Canada has reported that a letter is being circulated in
Parliament for MPs and Senators to sign, calling on the Canadian
Government to intervene and get the Iranian union leaders out of jail.
WORLDWIDE UPDATE – IRAN ACTION DAY, 6 March 2008
Affiliates of NZCTU, led by the ITF unions, will hold a rally outside
the Iranian Embassy on 6 March. Letters signed by the head of each ITF
affiliate in New Zealand will be submitted to the Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs and copies sent to the leaders of all New
Zealand political parties, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions,
media, press and other interested groups.
A rally in support of Mansour Osanloo and Mahmoud Salehi will be held
at Hyde Park in
ACTU, MUA, RTBU and ASU and is supported by a number of Australian
affiliates. Representatives from IUF and Amnesty International are
expected to attend the event. The issue has been raised at the ACTU
International Committee where it received full support and flyers have
been distributed to all affiliates. The ACTU will contact the
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister to make a comment on behalf of the
Australian Federal Government. On the same day in
rally in solidarity with the Colombian workers will be held.
ITF inspectors in the ports of Bunbury and Gladstone are visiting
Iranian ships to deliver the ITF message.
Members of the ITF affiliates will be visiting the Iranian Embassy on
6 March. They will also visit the Burmese and Guatemalan Embassies
during the day. Rail unions will be distributing leaflets at stations
nationwide.
The Korean Transport Unions' Federation (KTF) plans to mobilise a
large delegation to visit the Iranian Embassy on 6 March and organise
a rally in the central station in
representatives from Amnesty
Iranian Ambassador requesting a meeting. The Federation will work
together with the national labour centre FKTU and also plans to
contact local groups in the Iranian community in
has prepared materials including leaflets and a banner in Korean and
will contact local and national media.
The ITF inspector in the
deliver the ITF message.
The ITF inspector in the
to deliver the ITF message.
Hong Kong
HKCTU is planning a protest action at the Embassy of Iran on 6 March.
Unionists from the bus union will deliver leaflets at one of the major
terminals.
Led by the seafarers union, KPI, 500 participants from the ITF
affiliates in the road transport, railway and aviation sectors are
expected to attend activities on 6 March. Between 09:00-11:00 a rally
will be held in front of the Iranian Embassy. At 11:00-11:30, the
rally will move to the Indonesian Presidential Palace. At 13:00 a
press conference will be held in the KPI Head Office.
ITF affiliates will visit the Iranian Embassy on 6 March in the
morning to deliver a protest letter. In the afternoon, the unions will
organise a Railway Action Day exhibition at the Hua Lumpang station in
and the global campaign in solidarity with workers in
The railway workers' union will meet early next week to confirm their
activity for 6 March.
A delegation from AIRF will visit the Iranian Embassy in
6 March to present a memorandum demanding Osanloo's immediate release.
The Paradip Port Workers will hold a General Meeting in the union's
training hall at Nishmani Bhawan in
the campaign. A public meeting will be held in front of the bus stand
in
Iranian will be sent to the Iranian Government.
The Transport & Dock Workers'
display campaign posters in order to raise public awareness about the
campaign. A public meeting will also be held. The union also hopes to
hold a demonstration at the Iranian consulate and submit a memorandum
demanding medical treatment for and the release of Mansour Osanloo.
The Tuticorin Port Mariners & General Staff Union will hold a press
meeting on 6 March in order to publicise the Action Day in Tamil Nadu
and will also hold meetings with other unions about the campaign.
The ITF inspector in the
deliver the ITF message.
The Pakistan Transport Workers' Federation will organise a rally from
the Federation office to the Press Club Lahore on 6 March.
ARAB WORLD
Iraqi transport unions participating in ITF education seminars held in
a letter to the Iranian council in
together with the oil workers, will distribute the campaign stickers
in both Arabic and Farsi.
Members of the Iraqi dockers' union from Basra and the petrochemical
workers' union from Basra and Kurdistan resolve to support the Action
Day at its ITF-ICEM meeting in Amman by sending protest letters to the
Iranian government.
Palestine
Transport workers unions in the West Bank will organise a mass
demonstration to express their solidarity with the Iranian workers (no
diplomatic mission is located in Palestine).
Lebanon
The ITF unions will send a message to their members explaining the
Free Osanloo campaign and will send a letter of protest to the Iranian
Embassy in Beirut.
Jordan
An Embassy visit is confirmed by the Jordanian unions and campaign
stickers have been distributed widely.
Tunisia
The Fédération Nationale des Transports will visit the Iranian
Embassy
in Tunis to deliver the message of protest.
Morocco
Transport unions affiliated to the ITF will visit the Iranian Embassy
in Casablanca and hand out a message of protest. They are widely
distributing the campaign stickers to their members.
*Activities in Yemen and Kuwait are also in the process of
finalisation.
AFRICA
Ethiopia
The Transport & Communications Workers' Trade Unions Industrial
Federation launched its campaign activities on 6 February. The union
will send a protest letter to several international bodies in order to
demand the release of Mansour Osanloo and Mahmoud Salehi and is
calling upon the Prime Minister of Ethiopia to play a role in lobbying
the diplomatic communities. A protest letter signed by all affiliated
unions will be sent to the Iranian Embassy in Ethiopia. Information
about the campaign including a union newsletter will be circulated to
members. On 8 March, International Women's Day, the union will ask its
women members to sign the union's petition and protest letter.
South Africa
SATAWU confirms that 100 shop stewards have been signed-off to
participate in a demonstration in Pretoria where a rally will be held
in front of the Iranian Embassy. Between 200 and 300 workers are
expected to participate. A memorandum will be submitted to the
Iranian Embassy authorities. On 7 March, a solidarity march involving
representatives from COSATU, social movements and political
organisations will be held in Pretoria on the issues of democracy and
free and fair elections in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. The
situation in Iran will also be highlighted.
Guinea-Conakry
FENATRAMP.G will organise awareness activity on 6 March to highlight
anti-union actions in Iran. A solidarity march will take place with
participants holding placards with slogans such as "Free Mansour
Osanloo!", "Stop anti-union activity", "Respect ILO Conventions 87 and
98".
EUROPE
Turkey
On 6 March, HAVA-IS is planning a protest action in front of the
Iranian Consulate in Istanbul. Campaign materials in Turkish will be
distributed and an electronic petition will be launched in conjunction
with the Action Day. Articles about the campaign are being published
in the union magazine. The union has been showing the ITF "Free
Osanloo" film at its educational activities and has said that it will
continue to do so in the coming months.
Russia
Leaders of the transport unions, together with the ITF representative,
will visit the Iranian Embassy in Moscow to deliver their message of
protest.
Ukraine
The train drivers' union will organise a picket in front of the
Iranian Embassy in Kiev.
Romania
Federatia Sindicala Transloc will participate in the Action Day on 6
March under the slogan "I Wear the Badge". The union plans to bring
together at least 100 unionists in front of the Iranian Embassy and to
offer the "Free Osanloo" badges to all local transport drivers whose
buses pass the Embassy. A letter of protest will also be sent to the
Iranian authorities.
Hungary
The rail union, VDSzSz is planning awareness activities by publicising
information about the campaign on its webpage and asking members to
sign the online petition.
Lithuania
The Lithuanian Transport Workers' Federation will be raising public
awareness about the situation in Iran. An appeal has been sent to the
Lithuanian trade union confederations, to the Parliament and to the
government. A picket is planned at the Lithuanian government on 6
March. Information about the campaign will be distributed.
Estonia
The Estonian Seafarers' Independent Union will resolve to support the
Iranian Campaign at its annual conference on 6 March.
The ITF inspector in the port of Muuga is visiting Iranian ships to
deliver the ITF message.
Sweden
The transport workers' union will deliver the ITF/ITUC/Amnesty message
to the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm.
Norway
Transport workers unions will organise a demonstration outside the
Iranian Embassy in Oslo on 6 March from 14:00. All ITF affiliates in
Norway will participate in this event.
Austria
A joint press conference is planned by Gewerkschaft VIDA in the
national Parliament, together with representatives from the Human
Rights Committee. The ITF "Free Osanloo" film will be shown in the
entrance hall of Parliament before the press conference. The union
will contact the representatives from local Iranian groups in the
community to attend the activities.
Germany
TRANSNET is planning information activities throughout the country.
Articles about the campaign will be published in its union magazine
and the union will send protest letters to the Iranian Embassy.
Ver.di now confirms that a group of unionists will hold a protest
rally in front of the Iranian Embassy in Berlin on 6 March. The union
will also send protest letters to the government in Iran and will send
a solidarity letter to the Tehran Bus Workers' Union in Iran.
The ITF inspector in the port of Nordenham has sent the ITF message to
an Iranian vessel due to visit the port.
Switzerland
The ITUC's Geneva office, together with the representatives of BWI,
IUF, IMF and PSI will visit the Iranian Mission.
Italy
FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL and UILTRASPORTI are working together on
activities at the border points of Ventimiglia (France), Modane
(France), Domodossola (Switzerland), Chiasso (Switzerland), Brennero
(Austria) and Villa Opicina (Slovenia) where meetings will be held
between unions on both sides of the border. These activities are part
of the ITF's Railway Action Day.
The ITF inspector in the port of Genoa is visiting Iranian ships to
deliver the ITF message.
Netherlands
The FNV Mondiaal and FNV Bondgenoten will be visiting the Iranian
Embassy in The Hague on 6 March. More activities are planned in
Amsterdam in the afternoon.
Luxembourg
The ITF "Free Osanloo" film will be shown at the Luxembourg station as
part of activities organised by FNCTTFEL for the ITF International
Railway Workers' Action Day.
Belgium
The ETF and the ITUC, together with members of the Belgian unions,
GUFs and Amnesty will hold a demonstration in front of the Iranian
Embassy in Brussels on 6 March at 11:00. The ITF "Free Osanloo" film
will be shown at 10:00 at the ETF Head Office.
ITF inspectors in the port of Antwerp are visiting Iranian ships to
deliver the ITF message.
BTB is calling on its members to sign a petition and to send protest
letters to the Iranian Embassy. The union has published an article in
its union magazine about the campaign and distributed the "Free
Osanloo" badges to its members.
CGSP has also published an article about the Action Day in its union
magazine.
France
CGT Cheminots and FO Cheminots will organise press conferences at five
border points around France to highlight the Free Osanloo campaign and
the importance of union freedom around the world and in particular in
Iran. The five border points are: Hendaye (Spain), Cerbère (Spain),
Modane (Italy), Luxembourg (together with colleagues from Luxembourg
and Germany) and Calais (together with colleagues from the UK). These
activities are part of the ITF's Railway Action Day.
CGT Transports will send letters to Members of Parliament (Ministers
of Foreign Affairs and Transport) and also distribute campaign
leaflets on the Action Day.
The ITF inspector in the port of Le Havre is visiting Iranian ships to
deliver the ITF message.
Spain
CC.OO and UGT will distribute leaflets to workers and passengers at
train stations and on the buses throughout Spain. Workers will wear
the badge on 6 March. At the planned border activity in Irun-Hendaye
together with colleagues from Portugal and France, a solidarity
message will be read. These activities are part of the ITF's Railway
Action Day.
ELA-Hainbat is also planning to distribute information on 6 March. A
press release will be sent to the media.
Portugal
Cabin crew union, SNPVAC will send a protest letter to the Iranian
Government.
Great Britain
ASLEF, GMB, RMT, TSSA, UNISON and UNITE, together with the ITF, TUC
and Amnesty International will organise a one-day event in London. A
bus decorated with campaign messages will travel from Parliament to
the Iranian Embassy where a rally will be held between 12:30-13:30.
Union visitors from Colombia and Indonesia are expected to join the
programme.
The ITF unions will also distribute thousands of leaflets at railway
stations and city centres throughout the country including in
Aberdeen, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol,
Cardiff and London.
T&G Section of Unite in Bradford (8/9-8 Branch) will be leafleting
at
the West Bowling Mosque this Friday, 7 March to raise awareness of the
local Muslim community on workers' rights in Iran. They have done so
several times already and the general reception has been very
positive.
The ITF inspector in the port of Felixstowe is visiting Iranian ships
to deliver the ITF message.
AMERICAS
Canada
The Canadian Labor Congress is planning a rally at Queens Park (at
College and University) in Toronto between 17:00 and 19:30 on 6 March
to promote basic human rights and trade union rights in Iran.
The Teamsters Canada has reported that a letter is being circulated in
Parliament for MPs and Senators to sign, calling on the Canadian
Government to intervene and get the Iranian union leaders out of jail.
Mexico
The ITF National Coordinating Committee in Mexico has an appointment
with the Iranian Ambassador on 6 March to discuss the international
campaign and workers' rights issues in Iran.
****
Unions in Belgium, France, Spain, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy, Austria,
Russia, Turkey, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Mali, South
Africa, Zambia, Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia
and Thailand are planning activities including leaflet distribution,
border actions, meetings, panel discussions, marches and rallies to
mark the ITF International Railway Workers' Action Day on 6 March.
