News of the release from prison of Ebrahim Madadi, Vice President of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus (Vahed) Company

This morning, July 4, 2007, Ebrahim Madadi appeared at the 6^th Inspection Branch of Region 12.  Tens of people from the Syndicate, their supporters, and members of the media were present with Mr. Madadi, and supported and defended him.

Two people from the Tehran Labor Department attended as representatives of their legal section.  They spoke separately with the Inspector and left the premises, at which point Mr. Madadi spoke to the Inspector and brought forward three witnesses.  They testified that over the past month Mr. Abbas Mohammadi, the Deputy Chief of the Tehran Labor Department, and several of his colleagues, from the Security Section of the Labor Department had treated Mr. Madadi with extreme aggression. 

Ultimately, Mr. Madadi complained about this treatment to the 10^th Branch of Region 12 where Mr. Mohammadi, the Deputy to Mr. Haj Ghassemi, the Director in Chief of the Tehran Labor Department, was found guilty and ordered free on bail until a final ruling was made.  Mr. Zaraakani, the Director of Laborers’ Affairs at the Tehran Labor Dept. issued an identity card and the requisite legal papers and released Mr. Mohammadi.

In today’s hearing, Mr. Madadi asked: “Why was a bench warrant for my arrest issued before even attempting to contact me or summon me?”  The Inspector responded, “The head of the 127^th Police Precinct has sworn that a Summons was already issued to your home address.”  In fact no summons has been issued to Mr. Madadi’s arrest within the past year. 

After hearing Mr. Madadi and the witnesses the Inspector unconditionally released Mr. Madadi.  At that time, Mr. Madadi and his supporters left the Branch in celebration and went to the Tehran Labor Department to record a complaint about the unjustified, false charges were filed against him.  They demanded the results of votes by the Boards of Arbitration that have been in deliberation for 70 days. 

Once again, instead of tending to the legal and procedural request, the security and management of the Labor Department called the military forces and a few officers came to the Labor Department to speak with the workers.  The officers realized that the workers’ requests are legitimate and they themselves went upstairs to the office of the Director in Chief Mr. Haj Ghassemi and spoke with him.  The result was that the workers resulted were given an oral promise by Mr. Haj Ghassemi that a decision would be issued by Sunday, July 8, 2007.  When the workers asked him to put this promise in writing, he refused and the workers once again were betrayed.  They vowed to return on Sunday July 8, 2007.

Syndicate Reporter

 دیوید کاکراف، دبیر کل آی تی اف و مک اوراتا، دبیر بخش حمل و نقل زمینی آی تی اف امروز در پیام همبستگی خود به تجمع اعتراضی پپشتیبانی شان را از فراخوان آزادی مددی اعلام کردند.

اعلام حمایت دبیر کل و دبیر بخش itf برای آزادی ابراهیم مددی :

از راست به چپ :  دیوید کاک رافت دبیر کل itf  -  مارک چارلز دبیر فدراسیون ایرلند - کنتی وردس  دبیر فدراسیون - منصور اسالو رئیس سندیکای شرکت واحد - مارتین مایر دبیر اتحادیه های اسکاتلند - مک اوراتا دبیر اجرایی itf شفیلد(عکس یادگاری بعد از پایان اولین روز کنگره itf درلندن)

برادر عزیزمنصور اسالو  ، برادران و خواهران سندیکای واحد ، همکاران اتحادیه !

از طرف 5 میلیون کارگر حمل و نقل در 150 کشور که  itf آنها را نمایندگی می کند ، ما این پیام همبستگی را برای تجمع شما در مقابل اداره دادگستری می فرستیم .

ما از درخواست شما برای آزادی فوری برادر ابراهیم مددی بدون هیچگونه قید و شرطی حمایت می کنیم .

ما معتقدیم هر کارگری حق دارد بدون ترس و واهمه به فعالیت سندیکایی واقعی عمل کند .

بعلاوه ، itf و اعضایش در تمام دنیا از این درخواست شما برای برسمیت شناخته شدن سندیکای شرکت واحد از طرف دولت و بازگشت به کار 40 کارگر اخراجی حمایت می کنند .

با بهترین آرزوها برای موفقیت در این حرکت امروز شما .

متحد در کنار هم ایستاده ایم .

دیوید کاکرافت ، دبیر کل itf

مک اوراتا ، دبیر بخش itf

13 تیرماه 1386

Dear Brother Mansour Osanloo,

Dear Brothers and sisters of the Vahed Syndicate,

Fellow unionists,

On behalf of 5 million transport workers in 150 countries that the ITF

represents, we send you our message of solidarity to your rally in

 front

of the Ministry of Justice in Tehran today. 

We fully support your union's demand to release Brother Ebrahim Madadi

unconditionally and immediately from his detention. 

We join your protest for this unjust arrest and the allegation of

"public disorder". 

We firmly believe that every worker has the right to excercise his

genuine trade union activities without any fear and intimidation.

Furthermore, the ITF and its members worldwide continue to support your

demand for the recognition of your union by the government and the

reinstatement of the 40 dismissed workers.

We wish every success of your action today.

Unite we stand!

David Cockroft, ITF General Secretary

Mac Urata, ITF Section Secretary

Protest rally wins release of Iranian union's Vice President 4 July 2007 Ebrahim Madadi set free earlier today A protest rally by members of the Tehran bus workers’ union has won the release of the union’s Vice President. Ebrahim Madadi had been arrested yesterday after a renewed bout of anti-union repression by the Iranian regime. Members of the ITF-affiliated union, Sandikaye Kargarane Sherkate Vahed, held a protest rally in Tehran in front of the Ministry of Justice this morning calling for Madadi’s release. Shortly after the rally, all charges were dropped and Madadi walked free. He had been arrested yesterday at 13:00 during one of his regular visits to the Western Tehran Labour Department. There he planned to discuss the dismissal of 40 workers. He was refused entry into the premises and was subsequently held by Bharestan station police for alleged "public disorder". During an earlier visit on 10 June he was beaten severely by seven men after the Vice Director of the office refused to deal with the cases. His injuries required hospital treatment. In a message of solidarity, which was sent to the rally, ITF General Secretary David Cockroft and ITF Inland Transport Section Secretary Mac Urata confirmed their backing for the call to release Madadi. The attack against the union took place in the wake of the return to Iran of the union’s President Mansour Osanloo; he had been visiting the ITF and the International Trade Union Confederation last month. Osanloo has himself twice been detained over the past year and a half. Osanloo commented: “Madadi’s release now gives us much hope. It has made us more determined than ever to continue our struggle.”

 دستگیری ابراهیم مددی

امروز سه شنبه 12 تیر 1386آقای ابراهیم مددی نایب رئیس سندیکا که برای پیگیری مسائل کارگران اخراجی به اداره کار استان مراجعه کرده بود از ابتدا با ممانعت ماموران جهت ورود به ساختمان مواجه شد و پس از ساعتی با حکم جلب ایشان را به کلانتری بهارستان بردند و گفتند ایشان باید شب اینجا بماند و فردا به ناحیه 12 شعبه 6 ضلع شمالی پارک شهر برده خواهد شد .

متن انگلیسی خبر :

Today, July 3, 2007, Mr. Ebrahim Madadi had referred to the Western Tehran Labor Department to follow up on the situation of the terminated workers, and was at first forbidden by the guards to enter the building. After one hour he was arrested and taken to the Baharestan police station. They stated he must stay there overnight and will be transported tomorrow to the Region 12, Northside City Park Branch 6.

در طی اعتراضات کارگری زمستان 1384 اتفاقات بسیار زیادی افتاده است که به دلیل حجم انبوه حرکات و حوادث از دیده پنهان مانده اند از این به بعد سعی می کنیم با کمک شما همکاران و دیگر عزیزانی که به سندیکای کارگران شرکت واحد علاقه دارند گوشه هایی از این اتفاقات گفته نشده را برای همه بگوییم  :

منطقه 5 - علی بیات راننده که به عنوان مامور در اختیار شورای اسلامی منطقه بوده در جریان اعتراضات سال 1384 و در هنگام حمله شورایی ها به سندیکا از دستورات غیر قانونی شورایی ها تبعیت نمی کنند . بعد از بگیر و ببندهای بهمن 1384 عوامل شورایی منطقه 5 مثل حسن فرجی و حسن بهرامی او را به پلیس امنیت معرفی می کنند و آنها او را به بازداشتگاه بردند . اتهام علی بیات دفاع از سندیکا بوده است . آیا شورایی هایی که کارگران را به پلیس امنیت تحویل می دهند می توانند نماینده کارگران در جهت استیفای حقوق از دست رفته کارگران باشند ؟

14 خرداد 1386 - خبرنگار سندیکا