Camden 3 branch submits the following resolution to the November meeting of the Regional Council.

In Iran:

• independent trade unions are banned
• workers' protests like May Day are repressed
• the June protests for democracy and human rights in Iran ended in repression, arrests and imprisonment of thousands of protestors
• trade unionists still continue to fight, although many are sacked, arrested, imprisoned for trade union activities eg. Mansoor Ossanlou of the Syndicate of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Sherkat-e Vahed) is still in prison, his health is deteriorating and he has been denied treatment outside the prison.

Despite such severe restrictions Iran is recognised by the International Labour Organisation as a member state.

It is the view of Iran's independent trade unionists, including Sherkat-e Vahed, that the ILO should not recognise Iran government appointees as the representatives of the workers.

This branch believes:

1. A campaign of solidarity with Iranian workers and political prisoners is an urgent necessity.
2. While opposing Iranian government repression we are also against military attacks and economic sanctions on Iran.

This branch resolves:

1. to endorse and publicise monthly protests outside the Iranian embassy calling for workers'rights in Iran
2. to send a message calling for the release of Mansoor Ossanlou via the Amnesty International website
3. to ask the RMT nationally to write to the ILO calling on them not to recognise Iran's government-appointed so-called workers' representatives; and to ask the International Transport Federation to do the same.