Mission accomplished - oil workers petition delivered

Here are some pictures of the handover of the petition in support of Iraqi oil workers.
* It was handed to consular staff at both the US and Iraqi embassies in Canberra last Friday March 28.
* The petition was signed by around 1500 Australian workers.
* While this campaign was originated by ausiraq it was also supported by members of Solidarity who gained some 250 of the signatures.
* Kim Sattler, secretary of Unions ACT, was also present to back the campaign.
* Kim, Paul (ausiraq) and I talked with consular staff about the issues:
- the struggle of Iraqi oil workers for trade union rights
- their opposition to moves by the Iraqi government to privatise the oil industry

Around five Australian federal police officers were in attendance (three plainclothes and two in uniform). But we were not permitted to photograph any of them. Nor were we permitted to show any part of the US embassy.

Lynn