The General Federation of Iraqi Workers has called for support from the international labour movement against a crackdown by the Maliki government.
According to the GFIW a ministerial committee has "dismiss[ed] the Executive Bureau of the GFIW [and] authoris[ed] the Ministerial Preparatory Committee (MPC)... to renew and issue memberships to trade unionists".
These measures "pave the way for rigging [the] elections" for union committees now due to be held by ministerial decree.
The GFIW "call[s] upon... Iraqi civil society organisations... the International Confederation of Trade Unions, the ILO... to show solidarity and support".
http://www.iraqitradeunions.org/wordpress/?p=2882.
We understand that other union organisations, including the Federation of Workers' Councils and Unions of Iraq, have faced similar government interference.
Go to http://www.iraqitradeunions.org/cgi-bin/campaign1.cgi to support the international campaign for a democratic labour law in Iraq.
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