Workers

Continued detention of workers and teachers arrested in recent protests, contrary to the country's laws

A number of protesting workers, teachers, and students who were arrested during two protest rallies on May 1 and 2…

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Amnesty International: Release workers' and teachers' rights activists

Amnesty International called for the immediate release of workers and activists who were arbitrarily detained solely for participating in protests and strikes.

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The government increased the minimum wage for workers; workers' salaries remain below two million tomans per month.

The minimum wage for workers in 2019 was set at 1 million 516 thousand tomans after hours of discussion in the Supreme Labor Council…

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Borazjan Mayor Apologizes for Treatment of Municipal Workers

Mohammad Hassan Mohammadi, Mayor of Borazjan, reacts to protests over the way the administration under his supervision treats the cleaners in…

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Protest rally of Azerbaijan railway workers

Azerbaijan Railways workers continued their new round of protests to achieve their wage demands. Yesterday, workers also…

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Parvin Mohammadi, Vice President of the Free Workers Union, was transferred to Evin.

The Free Workers Union of Iran has announced that Parvin Mohammadi's lawyer, despite her efforts, has been unable to reach her client...

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Billion-dollar corruption suspects are easily released; workers remain in detention

While prominent government defendants in financial fraud cases have easily secured bail set by the court...

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Protest rally of families of imprisoned Ahvaz steel workers

Families of detained workers of the National Iranian Steel Group in Ahvaz held a protest rally demanding their release. Officials…

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