Dear Mr. President Hassan Rouhani,I am writing this letter to you as the General Secretary of IndustriALL Global Union, which represents more than fifty million workers in mining, energy and manufacturing sectors in more than 140 countries, including Iran, to urge you to intervene immediately to put an end to the violation of fundamental labour […]

On 21 January, hundreds of workers at the Bandar Imam Khomeini petrochemical complex in Iran, launched a protest which lasted for several days against precarious work conditions, the non-payment of wages, reduction of bonuses, and end to overtime pay.  During the protest, workers asked management for assistance and solidarity, shouting “management, support us, support us”.

Hassan Saeedi, one of the International Workers’ Day’s arrestees (May Day 2019 in Tehran) was summoned to Evin prison by Branch One of Evin Prosecution Office. In addition to a 5-year prison term, he was also sentenced to two years of prohibition in any social and union activities. Saeedi is an active member of the […]

The Observatory has been informed by the League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) about the conviction on appeal of the following human rights defenders: Ms. Sepideh Gholian, a young labour rights activist; Mr. Esmail Bakhshi, Spokesperson of the independent Workers Syndicate of Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Company; Mr. Mohammad Khanifar, another member of the […]

The Observatory has been informed by the League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) about the conviction of 12 labour rights defenders and the arbitrary detention of two of them in connection with peaceful demonstrations in April and May 2019. According to the information received, on December 14, 2019, the Court of […]