Hadi never died

It has now been four years since the murder of Hadi Saleh, the international officer of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions, writes Eric Lee of LabourStart.

I had the honour of meeting Hadi not long before his death when he visited Britain. We discussed the trade unions in Iraq and ways in which we could give them support and solidarity.

Not long after Hadi was killed, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Britain published a book in his honour entitled "Hadi Never Died".

"On January 4, 2005," it began, "masked assassins broke into his home, bound his feet and hands, and blindfolded him. Then they tortured and burned his body and, finally, strangled him with an electric cord. A life of idealism and selflessness, filled with solidarity and love for his family, country and the labour movement, came to this terrible, pain-filled end."

The book does much more than describe Hadi's murder. It tells the story of death and re-birth of the Iraqi trade union movement.

"Hadi Never Died" is a large format, full-colour paperback and LabourStart is pleased to be able to offer it to our readers for £10.00 (about US$14.50) -- with free shipping to anywhere in the world.

Please order multiple copies for yourselves, your co-workers and other members of your union.

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