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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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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If the union is not independent, the laws will also be ineffective; in conversation with Dr. Ahmad Alavi / Conversation with Ali Kalaii.

He emphasizes that “if appropriate laws are to be created for the workforce, the workforce must have political power.” He considers Iran’s economy to be oil-based and sees the numbers and figures announced for reducing Iran’s dependence on oil as deception and manipulation. He argues why he believes this economy is still oil-based and, of […]...

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A Look at Trade Unions’ Rights in Iran / Abuzar Nasrollahi

This is a caption This is a caption. Abuzar Nasrollahi 1- The legal concept of a worker is fundamentally different from what we have in mind. In our thoughts, a worker is the same as a laborer who, in the early 14th century, was introduced in Iranian political literature and until the 1957 revolution, was […]...

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Why do they give heavy sentences to some prisoners? / Reza Alijani

This is a caption “This is a caption” Reza Alijani 1- During the Green Movement, statements from a commander of the Revolutionary Guards were published, stating that one of his comrades had seen a fellow soldier among the protesters (Green Movement) on the front lines. He was deeply upset and concerned about this, but had […]...

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