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First of May is the day of unity and
international solidarity of the working class. It is a day to
reaffirm and celebrate the fact that the workings class from
Tehran to Shanghai; from Washington to Paris; from Baghdad to
Ankara; from Cairo to Riyadh and from London to Johannesburg all
share the same destiny.
First of May doesn’t belong to any other class or layers or
strata of the society. It’s not a day of national unity. It’s
not a religious day belonging to Muslims, Christians, Jews or
any other religious sects. On this day the working class
reaffirms and celebrates its distinct and independent class
identify.
Throughout the history of mankind there has never existed so
much wealth and resources and at the same time there has never
been so much poverty and exploitation and inequality. Despite
all the misery and destitution and the inhumane conditions
prevailing across the globe, bourgeoisie has never ceased from
its attempts to extend its domination and eternalise the
subjugation of the working class. Bourgeoisie is hard at work to
convince us that the status quo is the only reality and the hope
and aspiration for equality, socialism and human emancipation is
nothing but a dream. “Managing” the current economic crisis at
the expense of the working class and further curtailing the
rights, entitlement and share of the working class from what
workers produce has become the preoccupation of the bourgeoisie.
First of May is an occasion when the working class declares its
outright objection to capitalism and all that it stands for. It
is a day to say a big “NO” to modern wage slavery of twenty
first century and a day to demand workers’ socialist equality
and human emancipation.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has shamelessly declared 2012 the
year of national efforts to increase production and protect
Iranian capitalism. Under the pretext of job creation and
protecting domestic industries, the Iranian regime, supported by
the bourgeois media and political parties, are intend on
transferring the burden of its economic crisis onto the shoulder
of the working people and intensify their exploitation. By
blaming the current crisis on cheap imports from China and Far
East, they are hoping to draw the working class into an
unhealthy competition and make them work harder, longer and for
lower wages. We declare that we will not fall for these divisive
and poisonous nationalistic competitions. For us, capitalists of
all and every national denominations are the same. They all
belong to the same camp of bourgeoisie and bent on exploiting
us.
On 1st May and in all our rallies, gatherings and activities, we
will emphasise on our solidarity and class unity against the
bourgeoisie and together with our comrades in other parts of the
world, we stress on our distinct class unity and our shared
destiny and world solidarity. We declare that countering
bourgeoisie’s onslaught requires awareness of our joint destiny
and our class unity. We declare, on this day, that the Iranian
capitalism’s interests and needs are totally opposed to our
interests.
The Islamic Republic, like all the other capitalist regimes
across the world, tries to infiltrate and influence our ranks.
They hide their real intentions behind sound bites such as
“national security” and the interests of “Iranian” workers.
Deceit and lies are the weapon of all the bourgeoisie
governments and all the anti-worker’s movements. Presenting
their own class interests as that of the whole population and
the working class has served the bourgeoisie well. They have
learned that the only way to continue with their rule and
domination is through disjointed and disunited ranks of the
working class.
The working class in Iran is an important battalion of the world
working class. The strength and power of the proletariat in Iran
is well documented. Any progress and advance initiated by the
workers in Iran will have deep repercussion across the region
and internationally.
Comrades, communist workers!
Our divided ranks is the main reason that bourgeoisie in Iran is
still in power. Political oppression, religious dogma and
nationalistic thoughts and beliefs are all tools in the hands of
our class enemies to prolong our subjugation.
The unity of communist workers within the labour movement is the
prerequisite for class solidarity and unity. The unity of
communist workers around the banner of socialism and workers’
revolution will undoubtedly enhance and forge the unity of the
workers on a mass scale. The unity of workers rests with you.
Any positive development in the society first and foremost
depends on the unity of workers and the leadership of its
Communist Party. Even any improvement in our day to day struggle
is directly related to class consciousness and the strength of
our unity.
The rank of equality and freedom is relying on you. Any
revolutionary development in the society is relying on the
working class with its own clear horizon and political flag and
its worker communist party to enter the arena of struggle! The
communist workers are the leaders, the organisers and guarantors
of this liberating development over the whole of the society. |
