Labour Activities of UUI and FWCUI in Basra

During our activities to establish independent labour unions, delegations of the preparatory committee for the establishment of worker councils and unions in Iraq-Basra branch , have visited several working places, local committees and labour unions which have been established in different sectors in Basra including

The Union of the health workers

The Union of the engineering workers

Union of the Engineers

The Company for distribution of the Oil products

Southern Gas Company

Preparatory committee in the Company of the Iraqi harbour workers

The representatives of these Unions and preparatory committees have signed the Complaint of FWCUI and UUI against the Iraqi Interim government to ILO- freedom of Association committee to defend implementation of ILO conventions 87 and 98 regarding freedom of trade Unions in Iraq and they expressed their support for the international campaign against the occupation and to defend labour rights in Iraq

On the other side a delegation of the preparatory committee led by Faisal Kasem have visited the Southern Oil Company and met with the head of union committee Mr. Abdulla Al-Maliki and Sabah Muhamad member of the union committee. Both side had constructive discussions on different demands of workers in Iraq and draft of labour laws proposed by FWCUI also they met with union of Engineering workers.

All labour activists and representatives of these Unions stressed the active role of FWCUI and promised to join all activities of FWCUI.

FWCUI-beginning of November 2004



Seminar of the Workers of the Company of the Oil projects in Al-Waziriya



The representatives of workers in this sector held a seminar including all elected representatives of the elected Unions there and a number of workers of this company on 17.10.04 .The main subject of the discussion was about the draft of labour law proposed by ILO and the statement of FWCUI in this regard and they discussed also the draft of labour law proposed by FWCUI .The labour activist Aufi Mazi led the discussion.



FWCUI-17.11.2004



UUI –Branch Office in Basra succeeded to obtain Jobs for 200 unemployed persons



200 unemployed persons have obtained jobs in the Al Hawer Town in Basra as a result of an active intervention of UUI Branch Office in Basra which sent an official letter to the city council in this Town to demand them to offer jobs for unemployed people. The letter was written by the members of the UUI branch Office in Basra .UUI struggles for Jobs or unemployed insurance since its establishment in May 2003.Its useful to mention that until now UUI succeeded to obtain jobs for hundreds of unemployed workers around Iraq.

UUI- End of October 2004


Meeting of FWCUI-Basra with the labour union committees of the general company for Petrochemical Productions


A delegation of FWCUI in Basra visited the general company for Petrochemical Productions and they met several labour union committees in this company. .The main subject of the discussion was about the draft of labour law proposed by ILO and the statement of FWCUI in this regard specially the rejected articles by FWCUI of this draft and they discussed also the draft of labour law proposed by FWCUI.



FWCUI- 12.10.2004