Under the theme “Work-Bread-Freedom” we will conquer the streets on May 1st!

Summary of the declaration of the organization Fadaian (aghaliyat) on the occasion of the 1st of May

This year in Iran, we celebrate May 1, the day of united struggle, under conditions that can lead to a revolution. The contradictions of the capitalist order have reached their peak. The whole obsolete system has been plunged into a crisis. The deep-rooted economic crisis has clearly shown that a solution within the framework of the capitalist order can not be found. This crisis has had dire consequences for the working class and working masses.
While the capitalists have fabulously amassed their wealth for decades through the exploitation of workers, the workers have been increasingly trapped in poverty. The vast majority of the Iranian population suffers through the pressure of the crisis and the economic policies of the ruling class. Financial corruption has permeated all components of the government apparatus. Statesmen and their followers plundered the land. The gap between poverty and wealth has never been as deep and clear as in today’s Iran. It is obvious that the minimum wage is one-fifth of the poverty line. However, hundreds of thousands of workers did not receive their wages at all for several months. By now, more than 10 million workers, especially women and young people, are unemployed and living in miserable conditions.

The politics of the ruling class have failed in all areas, and the regime has fallen into an impenetrable impasse. The consequence of this impasse and the total bankruptcy of the ruling class and the political regime is a political crisis that has shaken the foundations of the reactionary regime.
The gangs of the ruling class, who for decades cheated on the people with the play “reformist” and “conservative”, while oppressing and capturing innocents, now try to blame others.

The Islamic Republic is now facing one of the deepest political crises in its history. The revolutionary nature of this crisis manifests itself in the fact that dissatisfaction with the status quo has reached its peak. The working masses in Iran no longer want to endure the existing order, and the ruling class is no longer in a position to dominate the people as in the past. Nationwide protests across Iran under the slogan “Work, Bread, Freedom” and “Down with the Khamenei” have revealed the revolutionary nature of the existing crisis. The regime resorted to brutal repression. But these repressions are not working anymore. This is evidenced by the continuation of protests and strikes in several regions in Iran, for example in Khuzestan, Isfahan, Kurdistan, Kazeroon. These struggles are a sign of the will of the masses to overthrow the regime. That’s the fate of the Islamic government.

We should not forget that the capitalist class in the country and its allies at the international level are now trying to take the initiative into their own hands. Using the masses through empty promises and supporting another reactionary government as an alternative after the overthrow of the Islamic regime. The same happened in Iran in 1979. The working class should not allow this. Since in this case the workers will not achieve their goals and demands, and the defeat of the revolution will lead to the failure of the struggle for freedom, democratic rights and the prosperity of the masses.

Comrade worker!
The masses have risen all over the country. They call slogans such as “Down with the Islamic government” and “We warn you before the day we receive arms!”. It is the right time for a general strike. That would be the necessary condition for the armed struggle of the population against the regime and destruction of the entire existing system.
The 1st of May this year can be the trigger for this fight. The working class should use the slogans “Work, Bread, Freedom” to represent all working people, to stand up for the realization of their rights and to take over the leadership of the anti-regime movement. The organization Fadaian (aghaliyat) congratulates to May 1, the day of international workers’ solidarity, and calls on the Iranian working class in Iran to shut down production, shut down factories, and street demonstrations on May 1 to allow the overthrow of the regime.

Long live the 1st of May, the worldwide day of workers’ solidarity!
Down with the Islamic government – High the Council’s government!
Down with capitalism
Long live freedom! – Long live socialism!
Organization Fadaian (aghaliyat)
May 1, 2018