“Human is entitled to nothing but his own efforts”.
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, legalised =
as political organization
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Tehran, Iran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the 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 the most pop ...
, wing1_title = Political branch
, wing1 =
Islamic Labour Party
, wing2_title = Former political affiliation
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, position =
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 (Since 1981)
, international =
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 o ...
(WFTU)
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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 ...
, affiliation1_title = Other affiliations
, affiliation1 =
, newspaper = ''
Work and Worker''
(unofficial)
, blank1_title = Media organ
, blank1 = ''
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: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
, seats1 =
, seats2_title =
Tehran City Council
, seats2 =
, seats3_title =
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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, seats4_title =
Tabriz City Council
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, country = Iran
The Workers' House ( fa, خانه کارگر ''xâne-ye kârgar'') is the
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 ...
ian ''de facto''
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
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 o ...
(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 ...
worker's
political organization/labour union.
It oversees and coordinates activities of
Islamic Labour Councils.
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 ''
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 ...
'' (ILNA) since 2002 with an aim to 'inform dissemination for the toiling stratum of labourers, and with justice-centered discourse as its motto'. ''
Work and Worker'' daily is also published by
Ali Rabiei, 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
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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