Update from Hands Off Iraqi Oil website about the strike:"Naftana members spoke to IFOU leader Hassan Jumaa Awad today who alerted the support group to an arrest warrant issued by Prime Minister Maliki's office. The warrant names four leaders of the Federation including Hassan Jumaa Awad and demands their arrest for 'sabotaging the Iraqi economy'. The Federation is asking for unions and organisations world wide to support them in their unfulfilled demands and to protect them from repressive measures.
Please send faxes and emails of support for the union to Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki and Oil Minister Dr Hussein al Sharastani. There is a model letter on the website".
Hassan Jumaa Awad: "One person from the Ministry of Oil accompanied by an Iraqi military figure came to negotiate the demands. Instead it was all about threats. It was all about trying to shut us up, to marginalize our actions," Awad said. "The actions we are taking now are continuing with the strike until our demands are taken in concentration."
There seems to be a total media blackout about this strike in Britain. We need to show our solidarity with these strikers as there's a strong possibility that brute force will be used to smash the strike by killing trade unionists.
3 comments:
Very powerful post.
Thank you for informing me about this.
I've tried sending the e mail to the embassy using the address given on the Hands Off Iraqi Oil on the site but it doesn't seem to work. Can anyone provide an idiot proof version of it?
Liam: The email I have for the embassy is
lonemb@iraqmofamail.net
and worked for me. I received an automatic acknowledgement saying they had received it.
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