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“Human is entitled to nothing but his own efforts”. , founded = , legalised =
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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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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 ...
(Since 1981) , international = World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) , national = Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front , affiliation1_title = Other affiliations , affiliation1 = , newspaper = ''
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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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 ...
, seats3 = , seats4_title = Tabriz City Council , seats4 = , website = , country = Iran The Workers' House ( fa, خانه کارگر ''xâne-ye kârgar'') is the Iranian ''de facto'' national trade union center affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) and a registered reformist 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 (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 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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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 ...
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