IWL-FI Statements

To All Comrades of the International Workers’ League — Fourth International: We inform all members and supporters of our organization of the passing of Comrade Jan Talpe, a member of the Belgian LCT and the International Moral Commission. His passing is a profoundly painful loss. This is not because it was unexpected or surprising. On […]

This May Day, it is time to reclaim the essence of the workers’ independent struggle. This day was born out of a mass workers’ mobilization, and that is how it must remain. In 1886, in the United States, hundreds of thousands of workers went on strike and held demonstrations demanding the eight-hour workday. Repression by employers and the police led to arrests, persecution, and executions of labor activists who became international symbols of resistance. In 1889, the Second International proclaimed May 1 as a day of global struggle for the eight-hour workday and for the rights of the working class. Thus, this date is not a celebration of “work” alongside the ruling classes: it is the living memory of the struggle against capital and its governments.

This March 8th—International Working Women’s Day—we raise our voices as part of the global working class against the imperialist capitalist system that is responsible for producing exploitation and oppression on a global scale. Capitalism is not just a regime of exploitation of the workforce. It sustains itself by fomenting sexism and all forms of oppression […]

US imperialism and Israel are attacking Iran right now. This attack is set to be much larger than the one in June 2025. The bombings have already hit several Iranian cities, including Tehran, Isfahan, Qom, Tabriz, and others. Both Trump and Netanyahu openly aim to eliminate Khamenei and Iran’s leadership. They seek not only to […]

Since January 8, the Iranian regime has blocked internet and telephone communications and carried out massacres against protesters across the country. Human rights organizations estimate that there have been between 3,400 and 20,000 deaths, thousands of injuries, and more than 20,000 detentions of protesters. The violence has turned areas surrounding hospitals into open-air morgues. These […]

The U.S. kidnapping of Maduro is an attack on all of Latin America, and a threat to the working class everywhere. We must mobilize and stand up against imperialism

International solidarity for Palestine has taken on historic proportions in the last two years. There have been huge demonstrations involving hundreds of thousands of people in imperialist countries, particularly in Europe. It is present at countless cultural and sporting events, with the force of popular enthusiasm for a cause that has become part of the […]

By the International Secretariat of the IWL The United States has directly attacked Iran, thus joining the Israeli offensive against that country. They used the most advanced aircraft in the world and the largest non-nuclear bombs known to attack a semi-colonial country. The argument used—“Iran cannot have nuclear weapons”—is the most cynical expression of imperialist […]

Joint Statement by Socialist Organizations (see the Note at the End of the Text), 23 June 2025 On 13 June, Israel started another war in the Middle East. Until now it has killed nearly 600 people and destroyed numerous buildings. In response, Iran retaliated and fired a number of missiles against the settler state. Nine […]

IWL May Day Manifesto May Day is a day of struggle for workers all over the world. But in many places the trade-union bureaucracies and reformist parties are trying to turn May Day into a day of fraternization with the bourgeoisie and its governments. We workers have nothing to celebrate in a world where the […]

By the European Secretariat of the IWL Donald Trump’s abrupt turn in foreign policy has been exemplified by his stance toward Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, where he has closed ranks with Putin to force the capitulation of the Ukrainian government through the vilest blackmail. The aim is to force Ukraine to seal a […]

It is with great sadness that we are reporting the passing of our colleague, comrade, and member of the IWL leadership, Américo Astuto. He suffered a heart attack at the São Paulo bus station on March 19, where he was catching a bus to Campinas. He was rescued by an emergency team, resuscitated and taken […]

Joint Statement by Socialist Organizations (see the Note at the End of the Text), 19 March 2025 1. The Ukrainian and Palestinian peoples are being ferociously attacked by Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu. Netanyahu is breaking the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, resuming the genocide. Trump wants to impose a “deal” in Ukraine that amounts to his […]

Statement by the International Workers’ League The first month of the Trump administration has been met with shock around the world, adding serious elements of crisis to the world order, such as the policy towards Putin, Europe, and his annexationist impulses. Trump is leading a far-right government in the most important imperialist country on the […]

On March 8, International Working Women’s Day, we denounce the brutality of late capitalism, which deepens exploitation, misery and violence against the working class and its oppressed layers. Working women, especially the poorest, those who are immigrants or racialized, are the first to feel the burden of the crises caused by this rotten economic system. […]

Joint Statement by Socialist Organizations (see the Note at the End of the Text), 3 January 2025 1.            The Syrian Revolution which began with the popular uprising in March 2011 led on 8 December 2024 to the fall of a 54-year dictatorship, with advances and setbacks over these thirteen years. This is a historic event […]