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January 5, 2025

Labor unions

Rethinking the Role and Structure of Unions in Confronting Job Insecurity/ Mehrnaz Razaghi

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 […]...

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Created By: Mehrnaz Razaghi
October 22, 2024

Interview with Alireza Mirghafari, labor representative in the Supreme Council of Labor / Ali Kalai

The issue of minimum wage and its approval process in the Supreme Labor Council in the final days of last year sparked many discussions. Some media outlets referred to the method of determining it as a strange coincidence, and some used the term “wage suppression” to describe it. In this regard, and considering the importance […]...

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Created By: Ali Kalaei
April 20, 2024

Tripartism in labor law and determination of minimum wage in Iran; from dream to reality / Alireza Goodarzi

At the opening ceremony of the construction of the International Labour Organization building in June 1926, three golden keys were unveiled to unlock three locks. These three golden keys were symbolic representations of an important principle in labor rights that remains a golden rule: tripartism. Years of effort to achieve fair working conditions had shown […]...

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Created By: Alireza Goodarzi
April 20, 2024

Ineffective criteria in determining minimum wage/ Ehsan Haghani

Work and using one’s own hands to provide for their own and their family’s needs has been one of the most common ways of life for humans since ancient times. The emergence of the Industrial Revolution and the expansion of industries, along with the increase in demand for labor on one hand and the effort […]...

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Created By: Ehsan Haghi
April 20, 2024

From determining wages around the world to suppressing wages in Iran / Morteza Hamoonian

The impact of minimum wage and its determination methods on various dimensions of countries’ economies is undeniable, and for this reason, different countries deal with this issue in different ways, according to their economic policies. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has a specific definition for “minimum wage.” According to this organization, minimum wage is the […]...

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Created By: Morteza Hamounian
April 20, 2024

The departure of the workers’ table with the approval of the Supreme Council of Labor / Atafeh Daneshgar

The result of the negotiations between the three groups of representatives from the working society, employers, and the government in the meeting of the Supreme Council of Labor led to a 35.3% increase in the minimum wage for workers. However, the representatives of the workers, who demanded a 42% increase in wages to account for […]...

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Created By: Atefeh Daneshgar
April 20, 2024