A Better World
Programme of the Worker-communist Party
Part one
· Social and Intellectual Basis of Worker-communism
o A better world
o Freedom, equality, prosperity
o Class struggle: proletariat and bourgeoisie
o Worker-communism
· Capitalism
o A balance-sheet
o Foundations of capitalism
o State and political superstructure
o Culture, ideology, morality
· Social Revolution and Communism
o The free communist society
o Proletarian revolution and workers' state
o The communist party and the communist International of the working class
· Worker Communism and Bourgeois Communism
· Revolution and Reform
Part Two
· General Principles and Framework
· The Structure and Organs of Political Power
o Council rule
o Dissolution of the army
o Abolition of unelected bureaucracy. Direct popular participation in administration
o An independent judiciary. Legal justice for all
· Individual and Civil Rights and liberties
· Equality and Elimination of Discrimination
o Equality of women and men. Prohibition of discrimination according to sex
o Equal rights for all residents of the country irrespective of citizenship
o Prohibition of racial discrimination
o Elimination of national oppression
o The Kurdish question
· Modern and Progressive Social and Cultural Norms
o Religion, nationality and ethnicity
o Cohabitation, family, marriage and divorce
o Children's rights
o Sexual relationships
o Abortion
o The fight against drug addiction and drug trafficking
o The fight against prostitution
o Principles of trials
o Rights of the accused and offenders
o Abolition of the death penalty
o Respect for the dignity of people
o The mass media
o National and local languages
o Changing the Farsi alphabet
· Labour and Social Welfare Laws
o Labour law
o Social welfare and insurance
· International Relations