Iran Labour Confederation
Abroad
Support for the labour movement and other protest and social movements in Iran requires strong solidarity from the grassroots level and from communities in different countries. This support can be provided by labor organizations and freedom movements worldwide. To this end, the confederation strives to contribute by closely connecting with labour unions in other countries, linking to the societies of these countries, and amplifying the voice of Iranian workers’ rights and protests globally.
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Defending Workers’ Lives in Iran: An Urgent Call to the Global Labour Movement
The Iran Labour Confederation – Abroad has issued an urgent letter to global trade unions and labor organizations warning of a rapidly escalating humanitarian catastrophe in Iran and calling for immediate, coordinated international action. The letter follows two earlier appeals in January and stresses that the situation has deteriorated to an unprecedented level. According to…
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Solidarity rally with the Iranian people in Taiwan
On Sunday afternoon, January 25, Liberty Square in Taipei hosted a solidarity gathering in support of the people of Iran. The rally was organized by a coalition of student and labor groups. By inviting students, workers, and civil society activists, the organizers stressed the need to bring the voice of Taiwan’s civil society to the…
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Urgent Call to Global Unions Amid Internet Blackout and Mass Repression in Iran
Iran Labour Confederation – Abroad has issued a new urgent letter to global trade unions, federations, and international confederations, warning of an escalating human catastrophe in Iran under conditions of a total internet shutdown and intensifying state violence. In the letter—follow-up to the Confederation’s 10 January 2026 communication—the Confederation stresses that the scale of killing…
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Two major trade unions: against bullets and against war
In the wake of escalating protests and strike action across Iran since late 2025—amid intensifying state repression and an internet shutdown—two major labour organisations, the Dutch Trade Union Confederation (FNV) and the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF), have issued separate statements calling for an immediate end…
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Support for the labour movement and other protest movements in Iran necessitates robust solidarity from grassroots levels and communities across different countries. This support can be facilitated by labor organizations and freedom-seeking movements globally.
To achieve this, the Confederation is committed to forging close ties with labor unions abroad, engaging with these international communities,
and elevating the voice of Iran’s working class in their global demands for rights and protests.