IRAQ UNION SOLIDARITY SCOTLAND: Interview with Mansour Osanloo

Monday 26 November 2007

Interview with Mansour Osanloo

Interview with Mansour Osanloo
Iranian trade union leader Mansour Osanloo has been relentlessly persecuted for his efforts to secure an independent trade union and living wages for bus workers. Yet, as he explained in an interview with Transport International shortly before his latest arrest, he does not see himself as anti-government, and believes there are signs of hope for workers’ rights and freedoms in Iran.

http://www.itfglobal.org/transport-international/ti29-osanloo.cfm

Updates

18 November
Reza Dehghan, Union of the Painters (Sandicika Nagash) was arrested. He was summoned by court and then taken to Evin prison.

15 November
Mansour Osanloo was moved from Ward 209 to Ward 7 in Evin prison. On the same day, he was taken briefly to Basir Hospital for his eye checkup.

Gorban Alipour, the Haftapeh Sugar Factory spokesperson was released on $US10,000 bail.

http://www.iranlabourwatch.net

16 November
ITF Dockers' Section Steering Committee resolves to support to the Free Osanloo Campaign.

10 November
General Union of Transport Workers of Palestine sends its message of solidarity to the Tehran Bus Workers Union (texts attached).

I'm wearing the badge!

Trade unionists to the recent meetings, including the ITUC meeting on Middle East and North Africa, ITF Dockers' Section as well as the ILO Governing Body meeting, have worn the Free Osanloo badge to express their solidarity to the Iranian workers' movement.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/itf/sets/72157602429966468/

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IRAQ UNION SOLIDARITY (SCOTLAND) CONSTITUTION

1) The name of the organisation is Iraq Union Solidarity (Scotland) (IUS(S)).

2) IUS(S) is the Scottish component of the national Iraq Union Solidarity (IUS) campaign.

3) The aims of IUS(S) are the same as those of IUS, save that IUS(S) will pursue those aims specifically in Scotland.

4) The aims of IUS(S) are to build support for Iraqi trade unions amongst trade union organisations and individual trade unionists in Scotland.

5) To this end, IUS(S) will: produce and circulate publicity material concerning Iraqi trade unions; organise public meetings; provide speakers for the meetings of other organisations; raise funds for the TUC Aid Iraq Appeal; circulate model motions in support of Iraqi trade unions; engage in other activities consistent with the overall aims of IUS(S).

6) Membership of IUS(S) is open to individuals and organisations.

7) Individual membership of IUS(S) costs £5.00 per year.

8) Affiliation by trade union branches to IUS(S) costs £5.00 per year.

9) All monies in excess of £5.00 received from individuals and/or affiliates are to be paid into the TUC Aid Iraq Appeal.

10) Meetings of IUS(S) take place at least once a month (apart from during the months of July and December).

11) Meetings are open to all individual members and to one delegate per affiliated organisation.

12) All individual members and affiliates receive at least one week’s notice of an IUS(S) meeting.

13) The date/time/place of each IUS(S) meeting is decided by the preceding meeting.

14) IUS(S) has the following office-bearers: chair, secretary, convenor, treasurer, media spokeperson.

15) Office bearers are elected at the IUS(S) Annual General Meeting, to be held in February of each year.

16) IUS(S) may be dissolved by a vote in favour of dissolution by at least two thirds of its individual and affiliated members.

17) Any funds in the IUS(S) bank account in the event of dissolution of IUS(S) will be handed over to the TUC Aid Iraq Appeal.

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Monday 26 November 2007

Interview with Mansour Osanloo

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