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[casi] The American occupation forces attacked Iraqi Trade Unions




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The IFTU Executive Bureau, call upon all the forces of goodwill and international trade union 
organizations, to take a firm stand against this act, and to call for the immediate release of 
detainees, and compensation for the damages inflicted upon our colleagues and IFTU headquarters as 
a result of this aggression.


Najah
To: Workers and Iraqi Working Class
Iraqi, Arab and World Public Opinion
Supporters of Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights all over the world


The American occupation forces, using a force of about ten armored cars and tens of soldiers, 
attacked the temporary headquarters of IFTU (at the headquarters of Transport and Communications 
Union, in Karkh district, Alawi Al Hilla) in Baghdad) at 10.30 am, Saturday 6/12/2003, and arrested 
8 of its leaders and cadres, who were handcuffed and taken away to an unknown destination.

The attackers ransacked and destroyed IFTU's possessions, tearing down banners and posters 
condemning acts of terror, tarnishing the name of IFTU and that of the General Union of Transport 
Workers (on the buildings main front) with black paint and smashing windows glass, without giving 
any reason or explanation.

The IFTU, as one of the most important organizations of civil society, that includes within its 
ranks sons of the working class, the builders of the new Iraq, the democratic future Iraq, strongly 
condemns this unjustified terrorizing act by the occupation forces which targeted trade unionist 
cadres and leaders who are well-known for their struggle against the hated dictatorship.
While calling for the release of our detained colleagues as soon as possible, and condemn any 
attempt to launch a new attack on trade union centres, or further arrests of trade union leaders, 
we stress that the Iraqi working class will not forgive this attack which constitutes a blatant 
violation of democracy and human rights.

We, therefore, call upon all the forces of goodwill of our people, as well Arab and international 
trade union organizations, to take a firm stand against this act, and to call for the immediate 
release of detainees, and compensation for the damages inflicted upon our colleagues and IFTU 
headquarters as a result of this aggression.


The Executive Bureau
Iraqi Federation of Workers Trade Unions (IFTU)
6/12/2003




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