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Codir calls on trade unions to stand with Iranian workers
AN IRANIAN human rights organisation is calling on British trade unionists to stand with workers at the “epicentre” of the coronavirus crisis in Iran.
The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (Codir) said the theocratic regime had refused to impose protective measures in workplaces or provide financial support to help businesses remain afloat while in lockdown.
“This means that workers are coerced into going to their workplaces despite the dangers rather than being left jobless, destitute and hungry,” the group said in a statement.
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