On November 25, women around the world raise their voice against the violence perpetrated by capitalist society, and consequently the family, the workplace, and education institutions, in a nationwide protest
There are many Alieh Eghdaam-doosts!
We have learned that friend of workers, Alieh Eghdaam-doost, has been arrested in her hometown of Fooman. Regardless of the reason for the arrest of this hard-working woman in her
Tabriz Tractor Manufacturing Workers Strike!
According to the correspondent of Payam Syndika, on 17 November, the workers of the Tabriz Tractor Manufacturing Factory have been on strike and have been sitting in the factory premises.
Iran Khodro Tehran on strike!
According to the Payam Syndika reporter, after sending the pay slips of Iran Khodro workers in Tehran factory to their counterparts in Iran Khodro in Tabriz and their strike, the
Not to privatize the Workers’ Welfare Bank!
On November 25, the complainant letter of 3 employees and retirees, number 73642554, was delivered to the Secretariat of the Social Supply Organization. The text of the letter is as follows:
Message of Solidarity with the striking workers in the oilfields of Iran
Union of Metalworkers and Mechanics of Iran (UMMI)
Via Email: irunionmessenger@gmail.com
6 July 2021
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the National Education Union (NEU), we salute the determination of the 28,000 workers at oil and gas projects and petrochemical plants who downed tools and walked off the job in South Pars, in the oilfields of the southern provinces and across Iran, as part of a coordinated strike action. Read more
In solidarity with oil and gas workers and their Strike Campaign 1400 in Iran
5th July 2021
Union of Metalworkers and Mechanics of Iran (UMMI)
Islamic Republic of Iran
irunionmessenger@gmail.com
Dear sisters and brothers,
I am writing this letter to you as the General Secretary of CFMEU Mining & Energy Division to express our full support and solidarity with the members of the Union of Metalworkers and Mechanics in Iran (UMMI), as well as with all the workers at oil and gas projects and petrochemical plants, who have gone on strike in South Pars, in Tehran, and across Iran, involving at least 72 companies, as part of the coordinated action called Strike Campaign 1400. Read more
In solidarity with oil and gas workers and their Strike Campaign 1400 in Iran
Congress House
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3LS
Frances O’Grady General Secretary
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| Union of Metalworkers and
Mechanics of Iran (UMMI) Islamic Republic of Iran By email: irunionmessenger@gmail.com |
from: Stephen Russell email: srussell@tuc.org.uk |
5 July 2021
Dear colleagues,
I am writing this letter to you as the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress to express our full support and solidarity with the members of the Union of Metalworkers and Mechanics in Iran (UMMI), as well as with all the workers at oil and gas projects and petrochemical plants, who have gone on strike in 72 companies across Iran, as part of the coordinated Strike Campaign 1400.
In solidarity with oil and gas workers and their Strike Campaign 1400 in Iran
July 5, 2021
SENT VIA EMAIL
Union of Metalworkers and Mechanics of Iran (UMMI)
Islamic Republic of Iran irunionmessenger@gmail.com
Greetings,
As the National President of Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union and Canada’s union for energy workers, I am writing to express our full support and solidarity with the members of the Union of Metalworkers and Mechanics in Iran (UMMI). We also stand in solidarity with all of the workers at oil and gas projects and petrochemical plants who have gone on strike in South Pars, in Tehran, and across Iran, involving at least 72 companies, as part of the coordinated action called Strike Campaign 1400. Read more
In solidarity with oil and gas workers and their Strike Campaign 1400 in Iran
1st July 2021
Union of Metalworkers and Mechanics of Iran (UMMI)
Islamic Republic of Iran
Dear sisters and brothers,
I am writing this letter to you as the General Secretary of SHNM Nort Macedonija to express our full support and solidarity with the members of the Union of Metalworkers and Mechanics in Iran (UMMI), as well as with all the workers at oil and gas projects and petrochemical plants, who have gone on strike in South Pars, in Tehran, and across Iran, involving at least 72 companies, as part of the coordinated action called Strike Campaign 1400. Read more
IndustriALL Global Union urges for respect of fundamental labour rights of oil and gas workers in Iran
Geneva, 28 June 2021
H.E. Mr. Hassan Rouhani President
Islamic Republic of Iran
Email: media@rouhani.ir; mission.iran@ties.itu.int
Dear Mr. President Hassan Rouhani,
I am writing this letter to you as the General Secretary of IndustriALL Global Union, which represents more than fifty million workers in mining, energy and manufacturing sectors in more than 140 countries, including Iran, to urge you to intervene immediately to put an end to the violation of fundamental labour rights of oil and gas workers in Iran.
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the firing of more than 700 workers, who were fired for joining the Strike Campaign 1400. This constitutes a blatant violation of international core labour standards, including Convention 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize, and Convention 98 on the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining of the International Labour Organization (ILO). We urge you to intervene to guarantee their immediate reinstatement.
We fully support the call from thousands of workers at oil and gas projects and petrochemical plants from 60 companies in eight provinces demanding higher wages, payment of unpaid salaries, and better contractual conditions.
It is imperative that the government address the fair demands from the oil and gas sector concerning better wages, including a set of wage demands for each employment category, adequate social security and better living conditions. Workers are willing to return to work if employers meet their demands.
As we have pointed it out in numerous occasions, we find it unacceptable that workers are employed by subcontracting companies, which provide labour for development projects in the oil and gas fields. Contractors routinely underpay social security contributions by misclassifying workers, which affects their pensions, unemployment and sickness cover.
Therefore, IndustriALL Global Union urges the Iranian government to act without delay to protect the labour rights of oil and gas workers, and ensure decent working conditions for the workers as direct employees, which should result, among others, in higher wages, adequate social security and better living conditions.
I anticipate your prompt action and reply.
Sincerely,
Valter Sanches
General Secretary
Happy May Day, the International Day of Workers’ Solidarity!
The current [Iranian] year 1400 coincides with the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of International Workers’ Day in our country. The first gathering of International Workers’ Day in Iran was held on the initiative of the Central Union of Workers of Iran in 1921. Despite the limited size of the Iranian working class, 8,000 workers as well as administrative personnel were organized in 16 trade unions in that year. They planned and organized the first May 1st celebration in Iran. Read more
Iranian oil and gas strike solid in fourth week
27 August, 2020
An unprecedented mass strike in the Iranian oil and gas sector is holding firm as it enters its fourth week.
Around 10,000 workers in Iran’s oil and gas fields have been taking part in wildcat strike action since 1 August. Despite attempts at repression, the strike is holding firm, morale among workers is high, and many employers are starting to offer concessions.
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Huge strike wave hits Iranian energy sector
4 August, 2020
Thousands of workers have taken strike action in Iran’s South Pars gas fields, protesting the late payment of wages and poor working conditions.
About 10,000 workers have stopped work as a wave of wildcat strike action has hit major refineries and industrial projects in Iran’s South Pars gas fields. The workers are protesting the late payment of wages, poverty wages, insecure employment and poor working and living conditions as they battle 50-degree heat.
IndustriALL Global Union in solidarity with oil and gas workers in Iran
Dear sisters and brothers,
I am writing this letter to you as the General Secretary of IndustriALL Global Union, which represents more than fifty million workers in mining, energy and manufacturing sectors in more than 140 countries, to express our full support and solidarity with the oil and gas workers in Iran in their struggle to achieve decent working conditions and respect of their fundamental labour rights.
IndustriALL Global Union fully supports your industrial action, starting on 1st August, and involving workers from Tabriz to Khuzestan, calling for vastly improved conditions of service and wages for temporary workers in the oil and gas industry.
It is imperative that subcontracting companies, which are pervasive in the oil and gas sector, address the legitimate demands of workers concerning, among others, fair wages, payment of correct work insurance for workers based on their jobs and salaries, provision of transport with adequate air conditioning in the extreme heat of the oils fields, which reaches up to 50 degrees Celsius, and provision of adequate dormitories for workers who stay on site for weeks at a time because of the remoteness of the sites.
We stand shoulder to shoulder with the sisters and brothers of the Union of Metalworkers and Mechanics of Iran (UMMI) in demanding decent working conditions and respect of the fundamental labour rights of temporary oil and gas workers in Iran.
In solidarity,
Valter Sanches, General Secretary