Worker House

The Workers' House (Persian: خانه کارگر xâne-ye kârgar) is the Iranian de facto[4] national trade union center affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) and a registered reformist worker's political organization/labour union.[5] It oversees and coordinates activities of Islamic Labour Councils.[4]

Workers' House
خانه کارگر
General SecretaryAlireza Mahjoub
SpokespersonHassan Sadeghi
Central councilors
Founded1958 (1958)
LegalisedJanuary 4, 1992 (1992-01-04)[1]
as political organization
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
NewspaperWork and Worker (unofficial)
Political branchIslamic Labour Party[2]
Former political affiliation
Political positionLeft-wing[2]
ReligionIslam (Since 1981)[3]
National affiliationCouncil for Coordinating the Reforms Front
International affiliationWorld Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
Other affiliations
SloganArabic: لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَى “Human is entitled to nothing but his own efforts”. [Quran 53:39]
Media organIranian Labour News Agency
Parliament
3 / 290
Tehran City Council
1 / 21
Isfahan City Council
1 / 13
Tabriz City Council
1 / 13
Website
workerhouse.ir

Formed in 1958 by union of some workers' guilds, the union has been historically a worker wing affiliated with various parties.[5] In 1981, it was dominated by Islamist workers.[3]

In 1998, Worker’s House stated that ⅓ of Iranian workers were its members, however there is no independent verification for this claim.[3]

International Labour Organization (ILO) recognizes the dependence of the union on the government.[4] After confrontation with the Government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the union has been losing its state-supported status.[3]

The union also operates the Iranian Labour News Agency (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.[6]

References
  1. "List of Legally Registerred Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. Khani, Mohamamd Hassan (17 July 2012). "Political Parties in the Islamic Republic of Iran". Iran Review. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. Nomani, Farhad; Behdad, Sohrab (2012), Labor Rights and the Democracy Movement in Iran: Building a Social Democracy, vol. 10, Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights, pp. 212–230, ISSN 1549-828X
  4. Jahanbegloo, Ramin (2011), Civil Society and Democracy in Iran, Lexington Books, p. 249, ISBN 978-0739172230
  5. Seraji, Mostafa; Hassan, K. H. (2013), Status and Roles of Iranian Workers' Associations (PDF), vol. 7, International Business Management Journal, pp. 172–181, ISSN 1993-5250
  6. Shahidi, Hossein (2007), Journalism in Iran: From Mission to Profession, Routledge, pp. 64, 104, ISBN 978-1134093915


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