Sadra workers go on strike and cut off the shipyard’s electricity

Today, 14 May, the workers of Sadra Shipbuilding in Bushehr, southern Iran, went on strike. They managed to cut off the electricity supply of the Sadra industrial island, where the oil and gas platforms are built. As a result all production came to a standstill for a number of hours.
The main reason for this strike, [...]

Sadra shipbuilding workers go on strike again

On the morning of 7 April the sacked workers of Sadra’s shipbuilding factory again gathered in front of the Bushehr governor’s office – as they have done for several consecutive days. Their gathering was calm and peaceful.
The majority of the workers have worked for Sadra for over seven or eight years but, because the shipbuilding [...]

Carta abierta al presidente Chávez de los activistas obreros y estudiantiles iraníes

Sr. Hugo Chávez Frías
Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Estimado presidente:
Hemos escuchado las noticias de la liberación de dos rehenes de las FARC con renovada esperanza por el futuro de Colombia. La liberación de Clara Rojas y Consuelo González no sólo es un acontecimiento feliz para sus familias sino también un acontecimiento con [...]

Open letter to President Chavez from Iranian labour and student activists

Mr Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias,
President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Dear Mr President:
We hear the news of the release of two of the FARC’s hostages with renewed hope for the future of Colombia. The release of Clara Rojas and Consuela Gonzalez is not only a joyous event for their families but a development with [...]

May Day in Tehran

Report on the May Day demonstration in Tehran
There were around five to six thousand workers. It was Shiroodi sports stadium [near Tehran] which was packed with so many workers. The Labour House[1] used its own rotten old method for dispersing the workers. Like last year it announced the venue of the gathering in [...]