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Free union activists from unspeakable torture [ITF] 2022-06-29

Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran [ITF] 2022-06-22

URGENT ACTION to free long-time labour rights defenders [IUF]  ActNOW!  2022-05-14

Teachers and trade unionists in Iran must be immediately and unconditionally released! [EI]  ActNOW!  2022-05-14

Dozens of Teachers Arrested in Iran During Workers’ Day Protests [CHRI] 2022-05-03

Labour protests surge [Human Rights Watch] 2022-04-30

IUF demands release of imprisoned labour rights defenders [IUF] 2022-03-19

Judiciary Workers Protest For Higher Pay In Rare Demonstration [RFE/RL] 2022-01-10

Government must halt ongoing violations of educators’ rights [Education International] 2021-12-21

Global education union community rallies around arrested trade unionists and demand their release [EI] 2021-12-08

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Today's labour news


 VIDEO  July 2: Social Security Retirees Rally and march in several cities 2022-07-02 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Reza Shahabi and Hassan Saeedi: on hunger strike and in solitary! For more info 2022-07-01 [SZAC]

Widespread Protests and strikes in the oil centres 2022-06-29 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Free union activists from unspeakable torture 2022-06-29 [ITF]

 VIDEO  The second day of a massive nationwide strike by scaffolding workers in oil industry 2022-06-24 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran 2022-06-22 [ITF]

Valeh Zamani a popular worker-activist is arrested 2022-06-15 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Statement: Teachers and trade unionists in Iran must be immediately and unconditionally released! 2022-06-10 [Education International]

An open letter to 110th annual conference of ILO 2022-06-09 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

We will take part in the protest action in front of the ILO conference in Geneva 2022-05-30 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Condemn the arrests and security cases against two French citizens and several teachers and labour activists 2022-05-21 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

 VIDEO  Tehran bus drivers’ strike and popular uprising continues 2022-05-17 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Filmmaker: Officials arrest Iran movie industry workers 2022-05-16 [AP]

To all workers unions around the world 2022-05-15 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

URGENT ACTION to free long-time labour rights defenders  ActNOW!  2022-05-14 [IUF]

Teachers and trade unionists in Iran must be immediately and unconditionally released!  ActNOW!  2022-05-14 [EI]

 VIDEO  May 12: Teachers gathered and protested in 40 cities 2022-05-13 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Imprisoned teachers and all May Day detainees must be released! 2022-05-10 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

May 14th: the International Day of Protest to save Ahmad Reza Jalali’s life 2022-05-09 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

May Day, nationwide teachers’ protests and arrests in Iran For more info 2022-05-07 [SZAC]

Ismail Abdi’s life is in danger 2022-05-07 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

May Day detainees must be released unconditionally! 2022-05-03 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Dozens of Teachers Arrested in Iran During Workers’ Day Protests 2022-05-03 [CHRI]

 VIDEO  Extensive May Day celebrations in Iran despite arrests 2022-05-02 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

 VIDEO  The Special online conference by Free Them Now for preparation of May Day, was held 2022-04-30 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Labour protests surge 2022-04-30 [Human Rights Watch]

Happy May Day, International Workers’ Day! 2022-04-23 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

We condemn the rulings issued against the teacher, Rasool Bodaghi 2022-04-20 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Truck drivers strike in several provinces 2022-04-05 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

IUF demands release of imprisoned labour rights defenders 2022-03-19 [IUF]

 VIDEO  Oil project workers are on strike 2022-03-07 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

The war in Ukraine is a war against workers For more info 2022-03-04 [SZAC]

Sepideh Gholian’s life is in danger! For more info 2022-03-01 [SZAC]

 VIDEO  February 22: Teachers launched their big and nationwide rallies in more than 100 cities 2022-02-22 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

New nationwide teachers’ protest in Iran For more info 2022-02-21 [SZAC]

Steelworkers demand better pay and conditions in Ahvaz For more info 2022-02-14 [SZAC]

January 31: nationwide big teachers' rallies 2022-01-31 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Islamic Regime must be expelled from ILO: 2022-01-28 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Atena Daemi, a popular social activist, was released 2022-01-26 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

January 24: Gatherings of retired teachers and telecom retirees 2022-01-24 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Teachers in preparation for several days of widespread and nationwide protests in February 2022-01-23 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

January 23: Steel and Social Security retirees gathered and rallied in several cities 2022-01-23 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

In support of the protests in prisons in Iran, and sit-in and strikes in Vienna 2022-01-23 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

A message from Arash Johari, a workers activist from prison asking for help 2022-01-20 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Iran: political prisoners losing their lives due to being tortured and deprived of life-saving medical treatment! “Don’t let their heartbeats stop!”  ActNOW!  2022-01-20 [CFPPI]

 VIDEO  December 13: A nationwide gathering of teachers was held 2022-01-13 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

Judiciary Workers Protest For Higher Pay In Rare Demonstration 2022-01-10 [RFE/RL]

A letter from a retired worker from prison asking for help 2022-01-01 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

 VIDEO  December 28: large numbers of the retired teachers gathered in Tehran and other cities 2021-12-28 [Free Them Now (FTN)]

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This month in labour history


16-07-2005 Co-oridnated strikes across Iran for a higher minimum wage bring many workers organisations together under the same demands [more]