Statement regarding the demands of the workers of Chemical and Plastic Industry in Baghdad

Although there is massive increase of the prices, specially the prices of oil, food resources, transport and other basic daily requirements, the workers are facing a difficult living conditions and they are trying to step forward to reach their demands and to improve their living conditions. However the administration of this company instead to reply to these demands, we realized that they dealing with these demands always with promises, unreasonable excuses and in many occasions with threats or dismissing workers from their jobs or physical persecution .

The workers suffered enough during the power of the formers regime and they are looking to improve their situation in a way that they could be able to express their demands freely and to change their miserable living conditions. But the same fascistic policies of former regime are still functioning in Iraq including punishment, dismissing, threatening and corruptions which are the reasons of exploitation of workers and confronting them with the violation of their daily simple rights.

The workers in the national company for chemical and plastic industry in Baghdad are demanding the administration to reply positively to their demands. The administration should be serious to reply to these demands;

1.)Rises in the minimum wage will be made proportional to economic inflation.

2.)Abolishment of the overtime.

3.)Payment of the salary for these workers who have been punished by the administration and they are 25 workers.


4.)Replace of the position of the technical assistant because of his mistreatment to the workers and misuse of his position.

5.)Distribution of the yearly Gains of this company to the workers.
Payment of compensation determined for professional safety and work hazards


6.)The Worker Alla Salman should return to his working place.


7.)Prevention of threats against workers in all forms.




The preparatory committee for the establishment of the Worker’s Council of the National Company for Chemical and Plastic Industry in Baghdad



05.01.2005