Last week, Reza Shahabi's back pain increased and affected his left leg as well; he was taken to the Evin prison's medical clinic but due to lack of medical supplies and mistreatment by the prison's doctor and other authorities he...

On 13 June 2013, nearly 150 trade union activists from across the globe took part in a rally and demonstration supporting Iranian workers, in front ILO's headquarters. Labour activists, social and political organizations representing labor and democratic activists in Iran, France, Britain, Sweden,...

IASWI has very recently renewed its English website and has created a twitter account and activated its Facebook. We are still working on the English website which needs further improvements. Please visit our new website and let us know if...

Once again, this time, more than 1100 workers' lives, mostly women, were perished so brutally. Garment worker were massacred in Rana Plaza in Dahka and we all know that not only the owners of the plaza and factory owners but...

 With greetings and respect to dear friends and fellow workers. Since May 1st is very near I take this opportunity to congratulate workers’ international day of solidarity to all my fellow workers, hoping for a most magnificent celebration, a clear...

April 15, 2013- Reza Shahabi, the executive board member of Tehran bus workers' union, returned to Evin Prison this afternoon, after the Intelligent Forces ordered him back to prison from his medical leave that started on January 7, 2013.  ...

I (we) are writing to protest the continued persecution of labour activist and the gross violation of workers' rights in Iran. We continue to witness many labour activists brutally persecuted and unjustly imprisoned in Iran: I (we) strongly condemn the...

May 15, 2013: The level of harassment, intimidation and “legal” persecution against Iranian Labour activists has reached new heights in the past few weeks, resulting in new arrests and incarceration. Despite the Islamic Republic of Iran's efforts to establish an...