Iran Labour Confederation
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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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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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International Solidarity in Practice: The Şık Makas Strike and Iran
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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Support from striking workers in Turkey for Iranian workers and people
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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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.