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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Time to address Aboriginal inequality and employment
IASWIDecember 7, 2017
As detailed in a new CUPE report entitled Reconciling the Gap, recent census data for Saskatchewan shows the Aboriginal population is...
CUPE solidarity inspires in Northern BC
December 2, 2019
Infrastructure bank targets local water systems
July 25, 2019
Court confirms #TheCargill14 were fired for forming a union
IASWIJuly 11, 2019
A local Turkish court determined on July 10, 2019 that workers at Cargill's Bursa-Orhangazi factory were dismissed in April 2018...
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International outrage at attempted extrajudicial killing of education union members
IASWIOctober 25, 2019
Two members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers, the Education International affiliate in the Philippines, were targeted in an armed...
Statement from CUPE on Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
IASWIFebruary 1, 2020
Statement from CUPE National President Mark Hancock and National Secretary-Treasurer Charles Fleury: As workers who serve the public on a daily...
Standing up for workers’ rights at ILC 2018
June 14, 2018
Workers’ Rights Act amendments a victory for Mauritius unions
October 24, 2019
official education inspection body needs to up its game, say unions
December 21, 2017
Global network meeting resolves to pursue dialogue with Anglo American
IASWIDecember 18, 2019
Senior executives from Anglo American attended the meeting, comprising over 30 delegates from IndustriALL affiliates that represent the company’s workforce...
ILO’s Case No. 2508 on Iran: A serious and urgent case at risk of being undermined
IASWIDecember 5, 2017
International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) IASWI Bulletin - Special Edition: ILO’s Case No. 2508: (Complaint against...
education union promotes internal democracy and gender equity and fights climate change
IASWIOctober 9, 2019
Iraq: education union promotes internal democracy and gender equity and fights climate change In preparation for next year’s conference of...
International union solidarity with independent unions and the democracy movement in Hong Kong
IASWISeptember 1, 2019
Representatives of the ITUC and all the Global Union Federations based in the Geneva region marched to the Geneva Permanent...
Goodbye to a passionate teacher and leader
IASWIJuly 4, 2019
Heather Smith (1959-2019): Goodbye to a passionate teacher and leader The international education trade union movement has lost a valued...
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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