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Tehran, Iran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...

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Islamic Labour Party The Islamic Labor Party ( fa, حزب اسلامی کار, Hezb-e Eslâmi-ye Kâr) is a reformist party in Iran and splinter group to the trade union Worker House. A supporter of Mohammad Khatami’s reform program, it is reportedly based on a p ...

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Left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

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Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

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World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade unions established in 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the International Federation of ...

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Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front The Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front or the Reformist Front Coordination Council ( fa, شورای هماهنگی جبهه اصلاحات) is the umbrella organization, coalition and council of main political groups within the Iranian ref ...

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Work and Worker Work may refer to: * Work (human activity), intentional activity people perform to support themselves, others, or the community ** Manual labour, physical work done by humans ** House work, housework, or homemaking ** Working animal, an anim ...

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Iranian Labour News Agency Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) is an Iranian news agency. History and profile ILNA was launched in Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 milli ...

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Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

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Tehran City Council The Islamic City Council of Tehran ( fa, شورای اسلامی شهر تهران) is the directly elected council that presides over the city of Tehran, elects the mayor of Tehran in a mayor–council government system, and budgets of the M ...

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Isfahan City Council The Islamic City Council of Isfahan ( fa, شورای اسلامی شهر اصفهان) is the directly elected council that presides over the city of Isfahan and elects the Mayor of Isfahan in a mayor–council government system. Members Re ...

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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

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national trade union center A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. In some regions, such a ...

affiliated with the

(WFTU) and a registered

reformist Reformism is a political doctrine advocating the reform of an existing system or institution instead of its abolition and replacement. Within the socialist movement, reformism is the view that gradual changes through existing institutions can eve ...

worker's political organization/labour union. It oversees and coordinates activities of

Islamic Labour Council Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...

s. Formed in 1958 by union of some workers' guilds, the union has been historically a worker wing affiliated with various parties. In 1981, it was dominated by Islamist workers. In 1998, Worker’s House stated that ⅓ of Iranian workers were its members, however there is no independent verification for this claim.

International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and o ...

(ILO) recognizes the dependence of the union on the government. After confrontation with the Government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the union has been losing its state-supported status. The union also operates the ''

'' (ILNA) since 2002 with an aim to 'inform dissemination for the toiling stratum of labourers, and with justice-centered discourse as its motto'. ''

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Ali Rabiei Ali Rabei ( fa, علی ربیعی, born 6 December 1955), also known by his nickname, Ebad, is an Iranian politician and former intelligence officer. He served as the Minister of Labor from 2013 to 2018. He was an adviser to the former President ...

, a key member.

References

1958 establishments in Iran Trade unions in Iran World Federation of Trade Unions Reformist political groups in Iran Labour parties Left-wing parties Trade unions established in 1958 Political parties established in 1992 Electoral lists for Iranian legislative election, 2012 Worker wings of political parties Political parties of the Iranian Revolution

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