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Iraq: workers protest IMF policies

category international | worker & community struggles and protests | other press author Monday November 03, 2008 15:12author by pat c Report this post to the editors

Thousands of Workers Take To the Streets

The Iraq Freed om Conference provide a report on how Iraqi workers are fighting back against Iraqs puppet givernment. Full text at link.

US Troops and National Guards Surrounded the Event While the Labor Leaders Delivered Their Speeches

In a series of demonstrations led by workers of the Ministry of Industry against the Minister of Finance and government decisions that intend workers salaries cut back under terms of the International Monetary Fund, a massive demonstration was organized on October 19, 2008 in Firdaus Square in Baghdad, where thousands of workers have participated.
Baghdad demo
Baghdad demo

Meanwhile the U.S. troops and National Guards were heavily surrounding the rally and blocking off the roads to the ministry building to prevent the marchers from heading there.

http://socialist-blogs-news.blogspot.com/2008/10/iraq-workers-protest-imf-policies.html

Report on workers struggles in Alexandria:

A Week-Long Strike Is Announced In The Industrial Sectors

In a Continuation of the campaign announced by the leaders and activists of the labor unions to carry out demonstrations and strikes against the decisions of the Ministry of Industry, which prevented the payment of benefits and salaries of workers, a demonstration involving more than 3,000 workers was organized in the city of Alexandria (65 Km south west of Baghdad) By GFWCUI and IFC.

Meanwhile, the Islamic currents tried to intervene in the demonstration to give a religious character to the event and transfer their sectarian stance among workers to divert the cause of the rally, but the leaders of the demonstration confronted them and prevented them from participation on such basis.


http://socialist-blogs-news.blogspot.com/2008/10/iraq-workers-protest-imf-policies.html

Alexandria demo
Alexandria demo

author by pat cpublication date Mon Nov 03, 2008 15:25author address author phone Report this post to the editors

A report on workers demonstrations in Basra.

In a coordination effort with the Labor Unifying Bureau, thousands of workers from various industrial sectors took to the streets of Basra on October 27, 2008 marching towards the municipal building where the officials offices to denounce the ministry of Finance decrees that resulted in massive cut backs in workers salaries.

The workers came from steel, petrochemicals, paper and other plants in Basra who were headed by Hassan Juma, head of Labor Unifying Bureau and Oil workers and Abuwatan, vice president of Labor unifying Bureau and GFWCUI in Basra.

http://socialist-blogs-news.blogspot.com/2008/10/iraq-basra-workers-march-against.html

Basra demo
Basra demo

 
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