The global order, marked by flawed structures and political-economic violence under state centrality, deprives many worldwide of dignified lives and equal access to resources. In this inhuman system, issues like “Kolbari” in Kurdistan emerge, stemming from inequality, historical discrimination, and systematic oppression due to poverty, unemployment, environmental degradation, militarization, and denial.
Sustainable industrial jobs lack in regions like Kurdistan and Balochistan due to budget marginalization, insufficient infrastructure, and a divisive, security-centric approach. This results in economic underdevelopment, poverty, unemployment, and instability.
Kurdistan and Baluchistan face extreme oppression, exemplified by “Kolbari, Sukhtbari” with diverse segments suffering, including unemployed laborers, women as breadwinners, marginalized rural residents, and educated jobless individuals. Kolbari is central to assessing Kurdistan’s economic and political condition.
The government plays a significant role in promoting Kolbari, benefiting from cheap labor and maintaining control in these regions.
Kolbari’s perilous nature exposes laborers to various forms of violence, including organized attacks. The responsibility falls on the Kurdish community and the labor movement to unite in protest against these injustices and compel change.
We continue to draw your attention to the statistics collected by Kolbar News for the first 6 months of 1402:
In the border areas and inter-provincial roads of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces, a total of 85 Kolbars have been killed or injured due to factors such as direct shooting by regime military forces, extreme cold, landmines, falls from mountains, high altitudes, and other causes.
- Out of this number, 13 Kolbars (15%) have been killed, and 72 Kolbars (85%) have been injured.
- Of the total 85 Kolbars affected during the first 6 months of 1402, 77 cases (91%) were due to direct shootings by regime military forces.
- The situation of those killed is as follows out of the 13 Kolbars who lost their lives:
– 7 Kolbars were killed due to direct shooting by regime military forces.
– 2 Kolbars died due to a heart attack during portering.
– 2 Kolbars died from falling from a mountain during portering.
– 2 Kolbars drowned in water on the Kolbar path.
- The situation of those injured is as follows out of the total 72 Kolbars who were injured:
– 65 Kolbars were injured due to direct shooting by regime military forces.
– 2 Kolbars were injured due to falls from mountains and heights.
– 1 Kolbar was injured due to a mine explosion.
– 4 Kolbars were injured due to beatings by regime border forces.
- The statistics of Kolbars killed and injured during the first 6 months of 1402, categorized by provinces, are as follows:
– West Azerbaijan Province: 3 Kolbars killed or injured (2%)
– Kurdistan Province: 41 Kolbars killed or injured (49%)
– Kermanshah Province: 41 Kolbars killed or injured (49%)
- The statistics of Kolbars killed and injured during the first 6 months of 1402, categorized by months, are as follows:
– Farvardin: 5 Kolbars killed or injured (6%).
– Ordibehesht: 11 Kolbars killed or injured (13%).
– Khordad: 18 Kolbars killed or injured (21%).
– Tir: 16 Kolbars killed or injured (19%)
– Mordad: 26 Kolbars killed or injured (31%).
– Shahrivar: 9 Kolbars killed or injured (10%).
These statistics provide a sobering insight into the challenges and dangers faced by Kolbars in these regions.
