Iraqi Labor Movement Standing Strong against Puppet Government
Dan Clore
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http://www.ifcongress.com/English/News/2008/0109/gfwcui-demo.htm
The Labor Movement in Iraq is Standing Strong Against the Puppet Government
Thousands of electricity workers took to the street on September 16,
2008 in Firdaws Square in Baghdad in a demonstration called and led by
General Federation of workers Councils and Unions in Iraq (GFWCUI)
represented by Subhi Albadry, President of GFWCUI and Labor Movement
Unifying Bureau represented by Hassan Juma, president.
This event came as a result of the current situations of the
infrastructure (electricity that is given to people about one hour a day
in particular). The workers came from different parts of Iraq to
denounce the government performance especially the minister of
electricity; corruption and the neglect that is given to this sector and
its employees by the current government, let alone the banning of
freedom of association.
Although the security forces were surrounding the area where the event
took place, and prevented many other workers to join the rally, the
participants were able to voice out their demands that were:
1. The dismissal of the Minister of Electricity Karim Wahid and his
inner-circle
2. Bringing all corrupt officers and employees to justice
3. Hiring professional staff who are immune from sectarianism
4. The return of the political prisoners to their jobs
5. Giving the workers who are on contract a permanent position.
It is noteworthy that the Labor Movement Unifying Bureau is consisted of
Iraq Federation of Oil Workers, General Union of Electricity Workers,
the Union of Rail Workers and GFWCUI and is formed in 2007 headed by
Hassan Juma and his vice president Abuwatan as a step forwards unifying
as many unions as possible to form confederation that include all
workers in Iraq.
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Dan Clore
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"From the point of view of the defense of our society,
there only exists one danger -- that workers succeed in
speaking to each other about their condition and their
aspirations _without intermediaries_."
--Censor (Gianfranco Sanguinetti), _The Real Report on
the Last Chance to Save Capitalism in Italy_