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Tag : labor contracts

July 22, 2019

Iran: Release Four Women Detained at Labor Day Protest

From left to right: Marzieh Amiri, Atefeh Rangriz, Neda Naji, and Anisha Asadollahi. Four women arrested on May 1, ...

July 21, 2018

Labor Reps in Iran Protest Disappearing Benefits as Hard Hit Workers Struggle Under Ailing Economy

A group of labor representatives from around Iran gathered during the country’s 2018 national Social Security Day, July 16, in front of the Health Ministry in Tehran to protest what they describe ...

June 14, 2018

60 Steelworkers Arrested in Iran For Demanding Three Months Back Wages

More than 60 workers at the Iran National Steel Industrial Group (INSIG) in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, have been arrested for demanding their salaries, which have not been paid to them for the last three months, according to an ...

May 30, 2018

10 Iranian HEPCO Workers Striking For Unpaid Wages Charged With “Disturbing Public Order”

Ten striking workers at Iran's Heavy Equipment Production Company (HEPCO) in the city of Arak, south of Tehran, were charged with “disturbing public order” for participating in protests billed as “illegal gatherings” after they ...

December 18, 2017

Iran’s Judiciary Should Free Labor Activist Reza Shahabi Who Suffered Stroke

Update: Reza Shahabi was released on March 19, 2018. December 19, 2017—The Iranian judiciary should immediately free ailing trade unionist Reza Shahabi, who recently suffered a stroke in Rajaee Shahr Prison, and allow him to receive full ...

September 15, 2015

Imprisoned Labor Activist Dies of Stroke after Being Denied Medical Care

Shahrokh Zamani, Labor activist Authorities Routinely Refuse Medical Treatment to Political Prisoners September 16, 2015—Labor activist Shahrokh Zamani died of a stroke on September 13, 2015, at Rajaee ...

February 4, 2015

Labor Protests Sweep Iran

A wave of labor protests has been sweeping through Iran over the past ten days. The protests are focused on workers’ demands for wage increases to keep up with the growing rate of inflation, payment of back wages, and other issues such as layoffs and ...

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