Stand against the arrest of several workers representatives in Iran!

 

On 18th November 2018, sugar cane workers of Haft Tapeh in Shush city in Khuzestan province entered their 14thday of strike as the employers and authorities failed to meet their legitimate demands and to pay their wages. After their assembly and protest in front of the governor’s office of Shush, all the workers’ representatives, including Esmael Bakhshi, the famous leader of Haft Tapeh workers’ protests, were arrested and taken to an unknown location.

“Slave-like”, “poverty”, “desperation” used to be the words to describe the situation in Haft Tapeh and the mood of the workers and their families until they organised and formed their Workers’ Council. Hopeful, determined, organised, united and strong workers stopped mass expulsions, spotted and exposed embezzlements and corruptions among directors of the corporation and government officials, as well as becoming leaders and representatives of the people who suffer similar issues.

Teachers, students, merchants and people of Shush, as well as workers of other industries in the province, joined workers’ marches and assemblies to say no to “injustice and inhumanity” of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The striking workers have brought hope to a society that wants to be free from the rule of the greedy corrupt capitalists and their inhumane regime and rule. The people who support the workers and decisions of the Workers’ Council trust the workers and their alternative.

We call on all workers and people around the world to protest against the arrest of Haft Tapeh sugar cane workers and defend the right to organise and the right to protest for all workers and citizens in Iran. Please send your protest letters to the Islamic regime’s authorities and demand the immediate release of Esmael Bakhshi and all arrested workers.

 

Worker-communist Party of Iran

19 November 2018

 

Last news:

As the workers of Haft Tapeh continue their strong protest along with members of the public, Islamic regime was forced to free 14 of the arrested workers in November 19th, but still Esmael Bakhshi and three other worker representatives are in custody.