The situation of workers rights and the repression of unionists in Iran

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The situation of labour rights in Iran is increasingly concerning, as highlighted by the intensified repression of labour activists around this year’s Labour Day commemoration. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT), the League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) and the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) have therefore submitted a briefer to various United Nations Special Procedures with a call on the Iranian authorities to put an end to the judicial harassment of labour activists and to respect labour rights in Iran.

Download the briefer here.

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