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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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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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Iran Labour Confederation – Abroad has issued a formal letter of solidarity addressed to the striking workers of the Şık Makas garment factory in Tokat, Turkey, and to the independent and militant union BİRTEK-SEN. The letter expresses full and unconditional support for their more than 100-day-long organized struggle against mass layoffs, unpaid wages and severance,…
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Message of solidarity from the workers of the “Şık Makas” factory and the BİRTEK-SEN union Iran Labor Confederation – Abroad has published this report to highlight the clear and explicit solidarity shown by striking workers at the clothing manufacturer Şık Makas in Tokat, Turkey, along with the militant union BİRTEK-SEN, in support of Iranian workers…
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ILC has issued an urgent appeal to trade unions worldwide, warning that a nationwide communications shutdown could pave the way for a wider, hidden crackdown on ongoing protests in Iran. In a letter addressed to international labor federations and unions, the group said workers, teachers, nurses and retirees are playing a prominent role in the…
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The Iran Labour Confederation – Abroad (ILC) has issued an urgent letter to international trade unions and organizations, warning about the critical situation facing workers at the Iran Aluminum Company (IRALCO) in Arak. According to the letter, after more than 40 days of protest, a number of workers switched their hunger strike to a dry…
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On the eve of the 113th Session of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the ILC has published an open letter exposing the systematic and widespread violations of workers’ rights by the Islamic Republic of Iran. This letter, which has also been shared with international trade unions, presents a harrowing picture of the condition of the…
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On the occasion of May Day 2025, Iran Labour Confederation – Abroad has sent an open letter to global trade unions, warning about the “disastrous” situation of workers in Iran. The confederation highlighted shocking statistics and recent workplace accidents, calling for urgent international action. In the letter, published on April 28, 2025, ILC states that…
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Following the brutal suppression of municipal workers in Takab on March 3, 2025, ILC sent a letter to international trade unions and labor organizations. This letter documents the police shooting at protesting workers and describes it as part of the systematic repression of the labor movement in Iran. According to the report, security forces fired…
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The Iran Labour Confederation – Abroad has sent an urgent letter to labor unions worldwide, drawing attention to the situation of workers at the National Iranian Steel Industrial Group in Ahvaz. These workers began their protests on November 9, 2023, when they demanded the implementation of a job classification plan, which the company’s management had…