Solidarity with workers in Iran

20 July
ITF affiliates in Turkey organise a rally and a joint press conference in front of the Iranian Embassy in Ankara at 12:00 to demand the release of Mansour Osanloo and to highlight that union rights should be respected in Iran and in Turkey.  100 union activists from BTS, TUMTIS, HAVA-IS and DADDER marched to the Embassy, where a black wreath was laid.

10 July
On the anniversary of the violent arrest of Mansour Osanloo the ITF, ITUC and Amnesty International release a statement demanding the release of Osanloo and calling for solidarity with all Iranian workers. (ITF Press Release >>)

9 July
The ITF receives a report that Osanloo may have been diverted from a pre-arranged hospital appointment and instead taken to court for a further arraignment.

24 June
Gholamreza Gholamhosseini, a member of the Vahed Syndicate Executive Board, is arrested by police in Tehran while visiting Shirodi Stadium, where an event to mark Iran's Women's Day was taking place.  He is sent to Evin Prison the following day.  (ITF News Online story >>)

18 June
Osanloo is transferred from Labafinejad hospital to a medical centre in Evin prison.

The first Founders Board of the Syndicate of the Workers of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane is established.  The Vahed Syndicate sends a message of solidarity to the workers >>


31 May
Osanloo receives his third eye surgery in Tehran.  According to reports, Osanloo is taken to hospital in handcuffs and after his operation is watched over by four guards, one of whom is armed.

 

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