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Tag: Iran workers
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Skilled Workers Leave Iran Due to Wage Suppression
Skilled workers are unwilling to work due to low wages. The government has no intention of making wages realistic. The continuation of this situation…
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Trade Unionist Shahabi Released on Bail, Colleagues Still in Evin Prison
Iranian trade unionist Reza Shahabi has been released on bail, his public transport workers’ union said. The Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs…
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Concern Raised Regarding more Detentions of Iranian Labor Activists
The Swedish Trade Union Confederation referred to as LO along with four other labor and workers’ rights organizations in Sweden have issued a joint…
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Labor Activists Arrested after Speaking out against Torture in Jail
Iranian labor Activist Esmail Bakhshi has been arrested again by Islamic Republic authorities after having spoken out against being tortured and abused in the…
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Tortured Iranian Labor Activist Demands Accountability from the Government
Released labor rights leader Esmail Bakhshi has spoken openly about being subjected to severe torture and abuse during his detention and is calling on…
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Situation of Workers in Iran in Rapid Decline
Inflation and the rapid fall of Iranian currency value have made it impossible for minimum wage earners to afford their daily expenses. Labor activists…
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Iranian Authorities Respond to Labour Protests with Scores of Arrests
Fifty protesting workers of Ahwaz Steel National Industrial Group participating in protests on Monday June 11 were arrested by the authorities. Reportedly another group…
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Legal Proceedings Initiated against Labour Protesters in Arak, Iran
Workers of HEPCO, an Iranian heavy construction equipment manufacturer are reportedly facing charges brought against them by the judiciary as result of their protests.
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Iranian Workers, Pensioners Protest Months of Delayed Wages
Labour protests have become the order of the day in Tehran and other cities across the country with workers and pensioners demanding payment of…