History of Labor Union Activities in Iran / Part 1

The labor movement and unions in Iran during the Constitutional Revolution were established by workers who had worked in Baku and Ashgabat and had returned to their homeland. These workers, who were mostly familiar with socialist democratic ideas, also had a profound influence on other Iranian workers. The revolutionary movements of 1905 and 1907 also […]...

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Narrative of working-class family housing on the highway

Sohila Jalouda Razadeh, former representative of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, tells Eilna: The loss of the value of the national currency has caused the purchasing power of workers and other segments of the population to decrease unprecedentedly. Workers and wage earners are in a situation where it seems like their homes are being robbed every […]...

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Child labor, damages and challenges

Child labor is very common and can include working in factories, mines, construction, agriculture, helping in parents’ businesses, having a personal business (such as selling food), or engaging in unconventional work. Unacceptable forms of child labor include the use of children in military activities and child trafficking. Less controversial and usually legal (with some restrictions) […]...

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The occupation of women and Iranian society.

According to the latest statistics on the country’s job market, out of 24 million employed individuals in the country, only 5 million are women. Additionally, out of 3.5 million unemployed individuals, 1.2 million are women. In other words, the unemployment rate for women in the country is 34%. One of the officials at the Ministry […]...

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Non-oil exports and employment in Iran from 1980 to 2009.

Iran’s non-oil exports had a significant decrease in the first 5 months of this year. Non-oil exports of Iran, in terms of value, were almost 12% less compared to the first 5 months of last year. This is while non-oil exports of Iran had almost doubled in the past 5 years. Half of these so-called […]...

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A reflection on the law of targeted subsidies and the state of welfare in the country.

Targeting subsidies in Iran is one of the most important and prominent parts of the economic transformation plan, which aims to change the process of providing subsidies. In this process, gradually removing subsidies for fuel, food, water, electricity, and other items in Iran will change the way they are given. A portion of these removed […]...

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Lessons from the 1957 Revolution and the current economic crisis.

According to the beliefs of Jan Diewert, a pragmatist philosopher, education is the reconstruction or reorganization of experience that adds meaning to it and provides the necessary ability to guide future experiences. Family, school, and media, especially television, are the main agents of the educational system in society. In many Iranian families, we are faced […]...

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Evolution of labor law in Sweden

Until the end of the 1930s, this view prevailed in Sweden that labor market regulation is a social issue and that the legislator (government and parliament) should refrain from intervening. In the following decades, both the legislator and social partners accepted this division of roles. The applied law was limited and its main goal was […]...

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The workers are busy working.

The targeted subsidy plan, which was implemented in Iran based on the recommendation of the International Monetary Fund, aims to liberalize the prices of goods and services and make them competitive according to market-based economic policies. As a result, the economy of Iran is becoming increasingly dependent on capitalist societies. Now, after two years of […]...

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