Global Action Day - 6 March 2008
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7 March
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Breaking News 7 (18:00 GMT, 7 March 2008)
* Action Day in Iran
* Rally in Toronto
* Gatherings in Basra and Palestine
* Embassy visits in Lisbon, Oslo and Seoul
* Solidarity from oil, rail and inland waterway workers
6 March
ITF News Online
* Unions in worldwide protests over detention of Iranian labour leaders >>
Breaking News 6 (23:00 GMT)
* Unions from Middle East and North Africa join the Action Day
* FNV awards Febe Elisabeth Velasquez Prize to Osanloo
* Nationwide actions in Belgium and Great Britain
* More embassy protests; Amman, Casablanca, Bangkok, Berlin and London
Breaking News 5 (17:15 GMT)
* Picket in Vilnius
* Protest Letter in Romania
* Embassy visit in Moscow
* Meeting with Iranian shipping company in Hamburg
* Information campaign in Denmark
Breaking News 4 (14:00 GMT)
* Demonstrations in Delhi and Brussels
* Global Unions delegation visits Iranian Mission in Geneva
* Rail workers from Belgium, France, Germany and Luxembourg express their solidarity
Video of UK protests in London>>
Video of Australian unions rally in Sydney >>
Breaking News 3 (11:15 GMT)
* 45,000 leaflets distributed in Japan
* Visit to Embassy in Tokyo
* Rally in Lahore
* Protest letters in Ethiopia
Breaking News 2 (09:45 GMT)
* Protest in Jakarta and Sydney
* Leafleting in Hong Kong
* Solidarity message by MUA crew members
Breaking News 1 (00:45 GMT)
* Protest in Kiev and Wellington
* Australian Foreign Minister statement
Protest letter by ACTU, Australia >>
CAWs Take Action Now! >>
5 March
ITF Worldwide Update (3)
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ITF media releases
* Mass support for Osanloo release: UK events
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* World support for Osanloo release
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* ITF puts spotlight on Iranian ships in defence of jailed union leader
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Joint message by the ITUC, ITF and Amnesty International >>
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Leaflet by ACV-Transcom
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Protest letter by CFDT, CGT Transports, CGT Cheminots and FO, France
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Statement by the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia
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Protest letter by the Maritime Union of New Zealand
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New Zealand unions media release
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Protest letter by the AFL-CIO
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Posters by Australian unions
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Teamsters Canada lobbies parliamentarians
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BWI web story
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RMT confirms leafleting on 6 March, together with the TUC and other transport unions, at several stations in Great Britain from 07:30-09:00
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Worldwide update
Details of the worldwide plans for 6 March are now available.
Click here to read the text >>
(last updated, 5 March 2008)
The planned actions by the unions include:
* A protest at or a visit to the Iranian Mission is planned in Amman, Bangkok, Basra, Berlin, Brussels, Bucharest, Casablanca, Geneva, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Istanbul, Jakarta, Kiev, London, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Oslo, Pretoria, Sanaa, Seoul, Stockholm, The Hague, Tokyo, Tunis and Wellington.
* A mass rally or march is planned in Conakry, Jakarta, Lahore, London, Mumbai, Pretoria, Sanaa, Seoul, Sydney, Toronto, Vilnius and the West Bank.
* Leafleting or information exhibition is planned in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Newcastle, Bangkok, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Tokyo as well as the railway border points between Spain-France, France-Italy, France-Luxembourg- Germany, France-UK, Italy-Switzerland, Italy-Austria, Italy-Slovenia.
* Lobbying the government is planned in Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Ethiopia, France, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Korea, Kuwait, Lithuania, New Zealand, Portugal and Romania.
* In the meantime, ITF Inspectors are visiting Iranian vessels in many countries including Australia, Belgium, Estonia, France, Great Britain, India, Korea and Taiwan.
For ideas on what you can do to support the campaign, click here >>
The ITUC and the ITF are organising a global action day on 6 March 2008 to express our solidarity with the Iranian workers once again. We want Mansour Osanloo and Mahmoud Salehi released immediately and unconditionally from prison. Their health conditions are deteriorating.
We also demand that fundamental workers' rights be respected in Iran, in accordance with the ILO core conventions. The imprisonment of Osanloo and Salehi are not isolated cases in Iran. 9 education workers were sentenced to 90 days in prison recently. The Iranian authorities claim they are "threats to the national security" although in reality, it is genuine trade union activities they want to crush.
Oppression of the independent workers' movement in Iran is escalating. That is why the global unions, together with the human rights activists, wish to send a strong message to the Iranian government. 6 March falls two weeks prior to the Iranian New Year and the parliamentary elections.
What you can do:
We want you to send our strong message to the Iranian government as well as to raise awareness of the public and build union activism. Click here to read our Campaign Guidelines.
Register your participation and request campaign materials
Please use the following online form in order to register your participation, request campaign materials and let us know your planned activities for the Action Day. You can also order badges and stickers.
Online petition
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What’s New?
Update yourself with the latest developments of the Action Day as well as on our Iran Campaign >>
Campaign Materials
The following campaign materials can be downloaded for use on the Action Day.
- Union solidarity letter (PDF)
For use by ITF inspectors who visit Iranian shipping company vessels. The text can be amended by unions to send to the Iranian government.
- Photo archive
Do you need a photograph for your publication?
We have many pictures that are archived on Flickr.
- Freedom Will Come – The Story of Mansour Osanloo
This film promotes the international campaign launched by the ITF and ITUC in order to seek the release of Mansour Osanloo from prison.
Campaign Links
View links to websites with information about the Free Osanloo Campaign.
