URGENT ACTION: Stop the attacks on Bahraini trade unions

URGENT ACTION: Stop the attack on Bahraini trade unions

The authorities in Bahrain have launched an all-out attack on the trade union movement. Thousands of workers have been dismissed for taking part in trade union activities in support of the peaceful calls for greater democracy and reform.

Please send your message of protest to the Bahraini Government.

Many of the Executive members of the General Federation of Bahraini Trade Unions (GFBTU) have been dismissed from their jobs, as have many local trade union leaders. The people of Bahrain are living in a state of fear of further killings and other violence, arbitrary detention, and loss of their livelihoods.

Bahrain is sliding into absolute dictatorship, and the elimination of trade union activity is being given a high priority by those in the ruling circles who intend to drag the country into totalitarianism.

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), working with Labourstart, have launched an urgent global appeal.

Send your message of protest to the Bahraini Government.

To show your solidarity with Arab trade unions, including in Bahrain, please donate to the TUC Aid Middle East and North Africa Appeal.

For more information see:

Bahrain: Urgent ITUC Mission Warns of Slide into Dictatorship

Attacks on unions in Bahrain continue after general strike