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Tag : Labor rights in Iran

June 3, 2024

Open Letter: Jailed Labor Activists in Iran Demand Action from International Labor Organization

In a joint letter to the International Labor Organization (ILO), prominent imprisoned labor activists Reza Shahabi and Davoud Razavi have issued a stark ...

May 4, 2023

Activists Detained, Workers Threatened as Oil Industry Workers Strike in Iran

ILO Must Speak Out Forcefully Against Islamic Republic’s Abuses Against Labor May 4, 2023 – Strikers in Iran’s oil, gas ...

June 3, 2022

Iran Should Be Ejected from ILO’s Governing Board Says Iran’s National Teacher Organization

Open Letter Condemns Iran’s “Brutal Repression” of Trade Unions and Labor Activists June 2, 2022—In an open letter to the delegates at the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) 110th Session of the International Labour Conference, currently being held ...

April 29, 2022

Iran’s Government Should Respect—Not Crush—Workers’ Rights

On the eve of International Workers’ Day, state security forces in Iran have been summoning, arresting and harassing activists to prevent them from protesting on May Day ...

April 28, 2021

Crippling Economic Hardship Enflames Iranian Protests

Protests in Iran over high inflation and unpaid wages are spreading in Iran as the working class and retirees struggle ...

August 24, 2020

Veteran Journalist Reporting to Prison To Serve Three-Year Sentence

Keyvan Samimi Sees Worsening Fear and Repression in Iran The veteran journalist and political activist Keyvan Samimi must report to Evin Prison ...

August 4, 2020

Strikes Break Out in Iran’s Critical Oil Industry Amid Continuing Labor Unrest

New Fact Sheet Highlights Widespread Rights Abuses, Protests Likely to Continue August 4, 2020—With workers in Iran’s critical oil refining, petrochemicals and drilling ...

January 31, 2019

Labor Activist Ali Nejati Denied Medical Treatment Against Doctor’s Orders

Petition Signed by 800 People Calls on Iran to Release Striking Haft Tappeh Workers Detained labor rights activist Ali Nejati is being denied medical treatment for ...

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 ...

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 ...

December 15, 2017

Rajaee Shahr Prison Officials Refuse to Hospitalize Labor Activist Reza Shahabi After He Has a Stroke

An imprisoned trade unionist, Reza Shahabi, has been denied hospitalization despite suffering a stroke, ...

August 9, 2017

Workers at Iranian Sugarcane Company Summoned to Court After Protesting Unpaid Wages

Workers of the Haft Tappeh sugarcane company protest for their unpaid ...

August 9, 2017

Prominent Labor Activist Returns to Prison After Medical Leave “Unapproved” by Prosecutor

Almost three years after he was released, prominent labor activist Reza Shahabi has returned to prison to serve the remainder of a six-year prison ...

July 31, 2017

Iranian Sugar Plant Workers Detained Without Bail After Protesting Unpaid Wages and Benefits

Eight workers at one of Iran’s largest and oldest agricultural companies remain detained without bail after being arrested ...

March 14, 2017

Teachers Hold Rallies Across Iran for Labor and Education Rights

Teachers held rallies in several Iranian cities in March 2017 demanding livable wages and improved student resources. ...

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