The Iranian labor-union movement has,
and will fight against all kinds of foreign sanctions and interference in the
country.
Recently, a letter regarding the
interfering sanctions, signed by two labor unions, the Mechanical
Metal-Workers’ Syndicate and the Board for Reconstitution of the Tehran
Painting and Decorating Workers’ Syndicate, was published. A segment of this
letter indicates: “Considering our country’s difficult economic conditions,
which beset the Iranian workers; these sanctions have caused production
recession in the sanctioned industries, higher inflation, more poverty, and
also will lead to workers’ unemployment and decay of the toilers’ families
……These sanctions constitute an unannounced war against the Iranian toilers,
and target the workers’ families.”
It is perfectly clear that
imposing sanctions have had horrible affects and consequences for majority of
the Iranian people, especially the workers. Only the big capitalists connected
to the government have benefited from the sanctions and have added to their
political influence and economic power. In unity and harmony, all real and
independent workers’ organizations must organize a multilateral struggle
against the sanctions and government’s economic policies.
