Strike of
Under the leadership of the
Southern Oil Union, the Workers of Oil Pipes Company in Shoayba in the southern
Iraqi city of
This
strike came after months of protests by workers against their working condition
and low wages. The workers´ demands are as follow:
1.
Wages must be paid in due time.
2.
Overtime work must be paid
3.
Increase workers’ allowances
4.
Provide ambulances at working places to transfer sick workers to
hospital when needed.
The
government and its administrations have turned a blind eye to the demands
raised by workers for months. Therefore the workers were forced to resort to
the weapon of strike to impose their demands on the government and South Oil
Company.
We call
on all labour organizations, trade unions and all freedom loving people to
support this strike and to exert pressure on the Iraqi government to meet the
demands of
August 22,2006