Free Reza Shahabi Now; Time to increase pressures for freedom of all jailed labour activists in Iran
We are highlighting the challenges relating to the total disregard of the plight of jailed labour activists in Iran and...
We are highlighting the challenges relating to the total disregard of the plight of jailed labour activists in Iran and...
June 23, 2013 - According to the latest news from Iran, Afshin Osanloo, a jailed worker and political prisoner,...
By Satar Rahmani Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) despite 34 years of bloody repression is still engulfed in economic...
From: Free Trade Union of Iranian Workers To: International Trade Union Confederation With warm greetings, Friends and colleagues...
In May 2013, three independent labour organizations in Iran sent an open letter to the ILO's 102nd conference which took...
Workers had a key role in 1979 revolution in Iran. During the revolution they established their own independent organisations such...
According to the government-controlled "Iran’s Statistical Centre", in autumn 2012, the economic participation rate (the percentage of the active population,...
The official minimum wage for the year 1392 in Iran, as determined by supreme council of labour is 487 thousand...
May Day in Iran is not recognized as workers’ holiday. On May Day workers go to work as usual and...
Last week, Reza Shahabi's back pain increased and affected his left leg as well; he was taken to the Evin...
On 13 June 2013, nearly 150 trade union activists from across the globe took part in a rally and demonstration supporting Iranian...
IASWI has very recently renewed its English website and has created a twitter account and activated its Facebook. We are...
The International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI) was formed in 1999 in Toronto-Canada and formally announced its formation in January 2000. In nearly two decades of continuous activism, we have played an impactful role in securing international support for Iranian workers’ struggles against the Islamic Republic of Iran, employers, and the inhumane conditions the capitalist order has imposed on working-class lives in Iran. During these years, our politics and the foundational basis guiding our activism have been predicated on working-class traditions with an uncompromising emphasis on working-class independence and autonomy.