The ITF received these messages after the announcement of the Solidar Award and the release of Gholamreza Gholamhosseini in September 2008:

"Thanks a lot for sharing this information with us.  We hope and pray that the Iranian government will one day come to its real senses and accordingly release comrade Osanloo from prison.  Our hearts go to comrade Osanloo, his friends and his family members. ... We have to pray for the release of Comrade Osanloo from prison and accordingly continue to expose the human rights abuses perpetrated by the tyrants of Iran.  SATAWU says that workers rights are human rights."

- Ephraim

"Delighted we can help make a difference to those non-violent oppressed people who stand up to represent other voices.  Keep pushing for our good friend Osanloo, may common sense prevail there too soon. ... Really pleased of the award but as depressed to know that he will not even be allowed to see his family nor fellow workers on that very special occasion, please pass that message to him."

- Arlette

"Excellent news and richly deserved!"

- Annabelle

"Congratulations, great victory"

- Erika

The ITF Amman Office has received many messages of solidarity from unions in the region. Read the messages of solidarity for Mansour Osanloo and his union:

"We have been informed by the kidnapping of our brother Mansour Osanloo, President of the bus workers unions and we deeply condemned this act which its purpose is the denial of his right to free trade union activity. We demand the immediate release of brother Mansour as well as to respect the freedom of association, laws and international conventions. We condemn these practices that strike trade unions rights".

- Kalthoum Barkallah
Secretary of International Relations, Fédération générale des chemins de fer tunisiens
(General Union of Railway Workers – Tunisia)

“The General Union for Transport Workers in Palestine deplores and condemns the barbaric and cowardly methods played by irresponsible bands who exercised practices against democracy and against the legitimate institutions by kidnapping our brother Mansour Osanloo. Hence, we demand the official parties to work on his immediate release so as to return to his family, relatives and work safely”.

- Nasser Younes
President, General Union for Transport Workers, Palestine

“In the name of the Petrochemical union, we condemn and deplore this flagrant attack on our colleague Mansour Osanloo. We ask the Iranian government to get involved for the immediate release of our brother Mansour”. 

- Khaled Zyood
President, General Union of Petrochemicals, Jordan

“The Air Transport Union in Egypt condemned this act. We express our solidarity and our strong support to Mansour Osanloo and to his Union. 

- Mohamed Shahata
President, Air Transport Union, Egypt

“We, The Maritime Union in Egypt, denounce what happened to our brother Mansour Osanloo and we express our support to his family and his union. 

- Adel Al Sobhi
President, Maritime Union, Egypt

“We condemn this barbarian act which goes against work trade-union. We ask for the intervention of the government in order to release immediately our friend Mansour and who is responsible of his life”

- George E. Turkieh
International Relations Coordinator, Lebanese Cabin Crew Association, Lebanon

“We, Air transport union in Lebanon, send our support to Mansour Osanloo’s Family as well as his trade union. We want to express our solidarity to them to this unqualified act. We really hope that our colleague will be released soon”.

- Jebran Abu Heidar
Air Transport Union, Lebanon

“We have been informed of the shocking kidnapping of our brother Mansour Osanloo. We express our support to the bus workers’ union in this struggle and we demand the international parties to do all that is in its capacity in order to release our colleague.”

-Abdel Hamid Daraji
General Secretary, SNTF/UGTA (railway union), Algeria

“It’s unacceptable, this kidnapping is against the convention 87 and this is to stop the evolution of unions work. We, the UMT – FNTA, denounced this unbearable act and we send our support to Osanloo’s families and union”.

- Mohamed Sardy
General Secretary, UMT – Fédération Nationale des Transports Aériens, Morocco

“In the name of all the railway workers affiliated to the Fédération Nationale du Transport du Rail – UMT (National Federation of Railway Transport), we denounced the kidnapping of Mansour Osanloo, President of the ITF – affiliated bus workers’ union. We consider this act as anti – trade union which touches all the International Convention which preserves trade union freedoms and our trade union rights. We require the immediate release of our colleague."

- Mohamed Haytoum
General Secretary, UMT – Fédération Nationale du Transport du Rail, Morocco

“In the name of the Ports Workers' Union Confederation of the Moroccan Union of Work, we condemn what happen to our brother, Mansour Osanloo, and the injustice against the right of freedom of association and the union. We also express our solidarity with the Iranian bus workers’ union and Mansour’s family.”

- Said al Hairech
UMT - Union Syndicale des Travailleurs des Ports du Maroc, Morocco

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