It’s a truism that if there’s one thing that repressive regimes, from Zimbabwe to China, hate, it’s independent trade unions.
Not surprising, then, that Iran has been imprisoning and detaining trade unionists for years. Mansour Osanloo is the president of the Tehran transit workers union, and currently sits in an Iranian prison. On March 6th, labor organizations around the world are holding a demanding his release.
It’s a truism that if there’s one thing that repressive regimes, from Zimbabwe to China, hate, it’s independent trade unions.
Not surprising, then, that Iran has been imprisoning and detaining trade unionists for years. Mansour Osanloo is the president of the Tehran transit workers union, and currently sits in an Iranian prison. On March 6th, labor organizations around the world are holding a demanding his release.
