In recent years, the condition of pension funds—especially the Cultural Workers Reserve Fund and the performance of the Social Security Organization—has attracted the attention of many researchers, social activists, and fund members. The importance of this issue is evident not only in theory but also in practice, as its crisis-inducing consequences directly and significantly impact […]...

Now that I’ve reached retirement, I sit and reflect—one by one—on all the miseries I tried to overcome during the thirty years I went to and from school. I inhaled chalk dust, developed trembling knees, suffered nervous disorders… yet those miseries never ended. I sit and think about which of life’s wounds I can possibly […]...

Referring to the decision of the Bar Association of Yazd regarding the issuance of a lawyer’s license for Saeed Mortazavi (former judge and government employee), and considering the reaction of the legal community and lawyers’ protest against the performance of the board of directors of the Bar Association of Yazd, this decision is subject to […]...

Nearly a century has passed since the fourteen-day nationwide strike of printing workers and the prolonged strike of oil industry workers in Abadan between 1300 and 1404 (1921-1925). These were the first genuine and official strikes in the labor movement in Iran. Subsequently, between 1304 and 1320 (1925-1941), widespread strikes occurred, which faced the harshest […]...

The effects of “neoliberalism” on the world of work and labor unions are topics of contemporary debate in most countries. According to David Harvey, neoliberalism can be understood as a theory of political economy practices that seeks to enhance human well-being by maximizing entrepreneurial freedoms within an institutional framework characterized by the protection of private […]...

Since the beginning of the trade unions’ activities, there have been women activists who, alongside men, have fought for the rights of teachers and students. However, the presence of “women” in the teachers’ union movement has become more prominent since 2013 (1392). Their participation has significantly strengthened the teachers’ ability to pursue their union goals. […]...

While the slogan of “national unity” has been raised as a key principle in the government of physicians, it seems that this concept is more used as a tool to maintain and perpetuate repression in some government institutions, especially the Ministry of Education. National unity, which could have meant an effort towards convergence and participation […]...

“I can’t handle these kids anymore, they’re constantly causing chaos and don’t pay attention to their studies. They’re not on the right path. I don’t know what parents are going through with them.” These were the words of retired teacher Sharifi, who I used to work with last school year. “I was hired thirty-five years […]...

This time, the most patient and tolerant group in society are angry and protesting. Since August of this year, a new wave of protests has begun among the nursing community in Iran. In the past two years, nurses in the country’s major hospitals, along with other sectors of society, have unprecedentedly gone on strike and […]...

The teacher unions in Iran declared their existence in the late 1970s after the revolution. Five independent and non-governmental unions called “Teacher Unions” were established in five provinces, as pioneers in pursuing the rights of teachers and students and entering the field of union demands. From the beginning of the 1980s, more teachers attempted to […]...

The circulation of books in the country is decreasing and bookstores are going bankrupt or changing their profession. Newspapers and written media in Iran have also been struggling to survive for several years. Sometimes they have not published one or two issues for various reasons, or have reduced the number of pages. At times, they […]...

“We are both private and bear the burden of government surveillance. This is a statement from a publisher who has been active in the field of publishing for years. According to him, the publishing industry, specifically independent publishing in Iran, does not receive government subsidies or financial aid, but is heavily controlled by the government […]...