Translator’s Note: Sohrab Behdad is the coauthor with Farhad Nomani of Class and Labor in Iran: Did the Revolution Matter? (Syracuse University Press, 2006). Below is the translation of an interview with him conducted by Ms. Mahindokht Mesbah of the Persian Language Deutsche Welle Radio on June 16, 2010. This translation was published by Tehran Bureau(http://to.pbs.org/bxvLSd)on July 11,2010.*
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Month: July 2010
Message from Five Independent Iranian Labor Unions
Five independent Iranian labor unions sent a message of solidarity to the second World Congress of the International Trade Union Confederation held in Vancouver BC, Canada from June 21 to June 25, 2010. The message describes the Iranian government’s relentless attacks on independent labor union leaders and activists. The text of the message is being reprinted from Iran Labor Report.
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