Statement of the Initiatives for Workers Solidarity in Asia Pacific (IWSAP) on the recent attack of the U.S. and Israel on Iran
March 4, 2026
The Initiatives for Workers Solidarity in Asia Pacific (IWSAP) strongly condemns the continuing aggression of the U.S.-Israel alliance against Iran and severely impacting other countries in the Middle East. This unprovoked aggression violates the sovereignty and self-determination of nations and the dignity of human life. We call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, and an end to all acts of war, especially those prompted by the unending desire to extract and exploit from the oppressed. War only serves the greedy interests of wealthy states and capital – bringing insecurity, poverty, and demise to the working class elsewhere.
Wars are waged by the powerful, but their costs are borne by millions of workers. Across the Asia Pacific, oil price hikes triggered by such conflicts have led to higher transport fares, soaring food costs, and deepening poverty. At the same time, arms manufacturing has only led to multi-million dollar increases in profits, only benefitting a handful of ultra-wealthy individuals. Meanwhile, workers are being forced to tighten already impossible budgets while corporations continue to profit from crisis and chaos. These hardships expose the truth: wars led by superpowers are not fought for stability and safety, as what they claim, but for more power and more profit.
For migrant workers in West Asia, the danger is doubled. Many, especially domestic and construction workers, are trapped by border closures or abandoned without pay. Others face expulsion with no guarantee of safety and support. Informal workers, who toil day and night to earn a small income, are forced to pause their livelihood, fearing whether they can still provide food on the table in the coming days. Their lives, built on sacrifice and labor, are placed at risk by wars they did not and will never consent to.
IWSAP asserts that it is the time for solidarity and resistance. From offices and factories to farmlands, from migrant communities to union halls and assembly grounds of toilers and workers, we call on all workers in Asia Pacific to rise together. Let us reject wars perpetrated by capital and a handful of powerful states, defend our livelihoods, and claim our collective right to a just and peaceful world built by and for workers and all oppressed peoples.
Workers Solidarity Now!
End Wars of Aggression!
Long live International Solidarity!