Iraqi Union News report.
IFTU Basrah - Public Service Workers' Union holds important seminar on jobs and services - new workers' committee elected in Basrah.
1- The Public Service Workers' Union in Basrah Held a one day seminar on 22 May 2005 at Basrah's main municipal Council premises.
The meeting was attend by hundreds of workers and was addressed by the President of the IFTU in Basrah, Mr Hussein Fadhal Hassan, the head of the Basrah municipal Council and the President of the Public Service Workers' Union in Basrah Mr Abid-Radha Shafaf.
The seminar focused on the role of the Council in improving the services
to the inhabitants of Basrah and on improvements to pay and working conditions for workers within both the public and private sectors.
The meeting specifically raised the demand that free public transport should be provided for workers by their departments.
2- The workers' committee at the Yoghurt and Refreshments Company in Basrah held an open election conference to elect a new workers' committee officials at the company.
The President of the Public Service Workers' Union in Basrah Mr Abid-Radha Shafaf was present and oversaw the election. The following trade unionists were elected to the committee at the company: Daud Salim (President), Ihsan Salman (Vice President), Ali Majed (Secretary), Adel Hamid (Treasurer), Ali Jabar (Media officer), Zaineb Ismail responsible for women’s issues within the company and Bushra Majed also on women’s issues.
Posted at July 15, 2005 05:52 PM