Basra Railway Workers Strike against terrorists

The Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions website reports on an all-out strike by the IFTU in Basra. The strike began in protest at the wave of attacks on railworkers that have left 7 train drivers kidnapped and others beaten. The strikers have condemned these attacks, called on the Interim Iraqi Government to protect rail workers and to take urgent steps to secure the release of their kidnapped comrades. The IFTU “urgently calls on all international labour movement bodies to send messages of support to the Iraqi Railway Workers' Union and to join the IFTU in demanding security for transport workers”.