FWCUI is a federation of a network of independent unions established by workers in the heart of their protests and their motivation to defend and achieve their fair demands for a better living condition, for a progressive labour law, for democratic rights of workers in Iraq. FWCUI has led many protest actions of workers in different industries and companies, confronted administrations, employers, Iraqi and US authorities to achieve the demands of workers. FWCUI is an important organisation of the progressive civil front against the occupation in Iraq and demands immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all occupying forces from Iraq. It attempts to rebuild Iraqi civil society and is opposed to the terrorism of political Islamic groups and loyalists of the Ba’ath regime.
Now FWCUI attempts to strengthen the united leadership of labour unions in different parts of Iraq, to organise the working class in Iraq in a new model of unions and councils established by workers themselves in their general meetings, representing the workers’ will and demands at different levels. The last victory of FWCUI was the conclusion of a successful workers broad conference in Basra in November 2004 with the participation of more than 350 delegates and groups from many industries and companies. FWCUI until now has led dozens of protests in Iraq and is now engaged in leading waves of protest of workers in the electricity, textile and oil sectors in Nassiriya, Basra, Kerkuk, Baghdad and Kut. FWCUI has branches in Basra, Kerkuk, Nassiriya and Baghdad and many preparatory committees in other cities in Iraq.
FWCUI publishes regularly the first labour independent newspaper in the history of Iraq called Almajalis Alumaliya -Workers Council - in the whole of Iraq, which became a public newspaper circulated in many industries among workers and their families. FWCUI until now has no central office in Baghdad, because of financial difficulties. It has no equipment like computers, internet service and photocopy facilities to enable its mission for the establishment of independent labour unions.
FWCUI is not recognised by Iraqi authorities but is recognised by thousand of workers as an active organisation to lead their protests and their struggle. FWCUI is confronting employers, administrations and governmental authorities on daily basis to achieve unconditional freedom of association and strike for Iraqi workers, to increase the wages according to inflation; to improve the safety, social, and health living conditions of workers in Iraq, to fight for a progressive labour laws in Iraq, to abolish all anti-workers laws and orders of Saddam’s regime which are still functioning in Iraq by US occupying forces and Iraq authorities.
FWCUI attempts to encourage and strengthen the solidarity network of labour movements worldwide with Iraqi workers in today’s difficult situation in Iraq under occupation, chaos and insecurity. FWCUI demands the immediate and unconditional end of occupation in Iraq.
We appeal to all labour unions, freedom loving people worldwide to support FWCUI morally and financially, to overcome its difficulties and to achieve more and more victory for Iraqi workers in direction of more establishments of independent unions and leading of protests and representing workers perspectives in these protest actions and in determination of the future of Iraqi society and to end occupation in Iraq.. Since FWCUI is not backed by Iraqi authorities and US led coalition, it has serious financial difficulties.
You can participate in the following options of solidarity with FWCUI and workers in Iraq and you can donate money to FWCUI for the following:
1.)Open a central office in Baghdad with 1000 USD rents per month.
2.)Regular publication of FWCUI newspaper Al-majalis Alumaliaya- Workers Council- monthly needs 1000 USD to produce about 10000 copies and distribute it in the whole of Iraq.
3.)Buy computers for FWCUI central office in Baghdad and branch offices in other cities. Each Computer costs between 800-1200 USD. We require 12 Computer to supply all the branches urgently.
4.)To buy a photocopy machine for FWCUI media centre in Baghdad which costs 5000 USD
5.)To buy cars for FWCUI to facilitate the transportation in the insecure and difficult situation in Iraq, in which Union and federation leaders are confronted with attacks, persecution and threat to kill. Each normal car costs minimum 5000 USD. Numbers needed are 5 cars, two for central office in Baghdad and 3 for FWCUI branch offices in Nassiriya, Basra and Kerkuk.
6.)To buy mobile telephones for FWCUI to facilitate communication and contact inside Iraq and abroad with FWCUI branches and Labour Unions and media centres worldwide. Each mobile telephone costs 300 USD; Numbers of mobile telephones needed are 30 mobile telephones for FWCUI main activists in different branches.
7.)Media facilities like cassette recorders, microphones and cameras including digital cameras and video cameras for media centre of FWCUI .Each digital camera costs between 200-300 USD, each video camera costs between 400-800 USD.
8.)Workers of various sectors in Baghdad need to hold a two days conference to elect a united leadership as the same model of FWCUI broad conference in Basra on 26.November 2004. FWCUI broad conference in Baghdad needs minimum $5.000 for renting a hall, accommodation, publicity, transportation of workers and security.
You can send your donations in different ways:
1. You can send cheques to Aso Jabber - abroad representative of FWCUI through the following address.
Aso Jabbar, abroad representative of
Federation of Workers Councils and Unions in Iraq
FWCUI
Post Box 8553
3001 Bern
Switzerland
2. You can send your donations through this partner account address in Switzerland with remarks FWCUI:
International Campaign to Defend Iraqi Women Rights
Solidarity with Iraqi Women Rights -SIWR
Post Finance Bank
Account Nr. 30-340462-4
Post Box 326
3000 Bern 11
Switzerland
3. You can send your donation through representative networks of UUI and FWCUI in different countries; you can find their addresses on our webpage under Network of UUI and FWCUI representatives abroad.
In solidarity
Aso Jabbar
Abroad Representation of FWCUI
Bern
07.01.2005
www.uuiraq.org
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