IASWI
International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran
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Union busting at Shints garments in Ethiopia condemned
“If you really think we’re heroes don’t betray us, by taking away our rights,” say Ontario hospital workers rallying Friday
Union works to halt teacher dismissals, resume salary payments, and ensure safety of students and teachers
Global unions condemn escalating attacks on democracy and worker rights in the Philippines
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Parents march to demand better salary for early childhood education teachers
IASWIApril 5, 2018
The Education Trade Union in Finland, Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö has welcomed the support given by parents and citizens to the status...
Big Debate on Workers Rights
October 20, 2017
Dating in space and orbital workers rights – Tacoma (02)
August 9, 2017
Members in the Kootenays meet and learn
IASWISeptember 17, 2019
CUPE’s Kootenay District Council (KDC) met in Creston, BC from September 4 to September 7 to take care of business...
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Organizing is a priority for Romanian unions
IASWIJanuary 29, 2019
The opening of the meeting was attended by Bogdan Hossu, President of Cartel Alfa Confederation, and Dumitru Costin, President of...
Building power to make a difference
July 5, 2018
Educators unite in defence of public service
October 29, 2017
Indian steel unions vow to increase union power
December 10, 2019
Overwhelming strike mandate for University of Toronto instructors
IASWINovember 23, 2017
Contract academic workers at the University of Toronto have given their bargaining team an overwhelming 91% mandate in favour of...
It’s no surprise that the Spice Girls T-shirt was made by workers on poverty wages
IASWIJanuary 21, 2019
A report in the Guardian has revealed that a charity T-shirt promoting women’s equality is made by Bangladeshi women earning...
CUPE condemns Higgs government’s anti-worker manoeuvring
IASWIMarch 13, 2019
CUPE National took aim at the New Brunswick Conservative government’s unprecedented violation of workers rights today, after it used a...
Education unions join in the global call to end school-related gender-based violence
IASWIDecember 5, 2017
Education unions join in the global call to end school-related gender-based violence Topics in this post: On the occasion of...
Strike by 3,000 CUPE 3903 academic workers to continue after York University refuses to continue bargaining
IASWIMarch 22, 2018
A strike at York University by 3,000 academic workers will continue after the University’s bargaining team today issued an ultimatum...
ILO to adopt improved code of practice for shipbuilding and ship repair
IASWIFebruary 1, 2018
01.02.2018 Expert representatives of governments, employers and workers from around the world gathered at the ILO in Geneva, Switzerland, from...
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Iran: repression of teacher trade unionists and activists continues: A call for solidarity
IASWIOctober 19, 2021
Iran: repression of teacher trade unionists and activists continues A call for solidarity Teachers’ struggles in Iran for pay equity,...
Union busting at Shints garments in Ethiopia condemned
IASWIJuly 31, 2020
The Industrial Federation of Textile Leather and Garment Workers Trade Union (IFTLGWTU), affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union, says the management...
“If you really think we’re heroes don’t betray us, by taking away our rights,” say Ontario hospital workers rallying Friday
IASWIJuly 31, 2020
Hospital workers from across Ontario are rallying today (Friday, July 17) to restore basic workplace rights suspended for months by...
Union works to halt teacher dismissals, resume salary payments, and ensure safety of students and teachers
IASWIJuly 29, 2020
In Nepal, an education union has highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to new challenges. These include non-payment...
Global unions condemn escalating attacks on democracy and worker rights in the Philippines
IASWIJuly 29, 2020
The IUF and the the international union organizations which make up the Council of Global Unions have condemned the escalating...
Government harasses Malaysian union leader after safety concerns aired
IASWIJuly 28, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsaeYwD4hSAOn 16 June, Channel 4 News in the UK shockingly revealed the failure of the biggest rubber glove manufacturer in...
CUPE Nova Scotia hosts first ever anti-Black racism panel discussion
IASWIJuly 28, 2020
A heartfelt, uncomfortable and necessary conversation by CUPE members about their experiences with racism in the workplace and the union. In...
Union seeks social dialogue on pandemic impact on teachers and students
IASWIJuly 27, 2020
The Portuguese education union, Federaçao Nacional dos Professores, is concerned about teacher professional issues, inequities, lack of social dialogue, and...
IUF Europe: New EU guidelines on seasonal workers a step in the right direction but binding measures are urgently needed
IASWIJuly 26, 2020
The IUF's European regional organization IUF-EFFAT has consistently demanded greater legal protection for seasonal migrant workers, whose precarious situation has...
Successful organizing in Romania | IndustriALL
IASWIJuly 26, 2020
IndustriALL Global Union's auto director Georg Leutert reflects on a difficult but successful organizing drive, and what elements are needed for successful...
New federal investments in sick leave, child care and PPE should be the foundation for permanent, long-term support
IASWIJuly 26, 2020
CUPE is welcoming last week’s pledge of federal support for paid sick leave, child care, bolstering Canada’s supply of personal...
Union report highlights digital divide for public school students
IASWIJuly 24, 2020
The Australian Education Union has published a report showing a significant digital gap during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack...
Thousands Strike for Black Lives across the U.S.
IASWIJuly 24, 2020
On July 20, at least 20,000 workers in 160 U.S. cities walked off the job to protest systemic racism, violence...
Gas is the future for the Nigerian economy, say unions
IASWIJuly 24, 2020
The Federal Government of Nigeria announced on 30 June that the construction of the 614km gas pipeline had begun.The National...
About
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) was formed in 1999 in Toronto-Canada and formally announced its formation in January 2000. In nearly two decades of continuous activism, we have played an impactful role in securing international support for Iranian workers’ struggles against the Islamic Republic of Iran, employers, and the inhumane conditions the capitalist order has imposed on working-class lives in Iran. During these years, our politics and the foundational basis guiding our activism have been predicated on working-class traditions with an uncompromising emphasis on working-class independence and autonomy.
Objectives
- To support workers’ struggle in Iran for better working conditions and living standards;
- To advocate for workers’ movement demands in Iran, including the right to organize free and independent labour organizations and the right to strike;
- To strive for an absolute end to the systematic repression, persecution, imprisonment, torture, assassination and execution of labour activists and political opponents in Iran;
- To promote the implementation and enforcement of internationally recognized human and workers’ rights and freedoms for all people in Iran.
Latest
- Iran: repression of teacher trade unionists and activists continues: A call for solidarity
- Union busting at Shints garments in Ethiopia condemned
- “If you really think we’re heroes don’t betray us, by taking away our rights,” say Ontario hospital workers rallying Friday
- Union works to halt teacher dismissals, resume salary payments, and ensure safety of students and teachers
- Global unions condemn escalating attacks on democracy and worker rights in the Philippines