Islamic Labour Party
The Islamic Labor Party (Persian: حزب اسلامی کار, romanized: Hezb-e Eslâmi-ye Kâr) is a reformist party in Iran and splinter group to the trade union Worker House.[3]
Islamic Labour Party | |
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| Secretary-General | Hossein Kamali |
| Spokesperson | Mohammad Neyshabouri |
| Founded | October 1998[1] |
| Legalised | January 24, 1999[2] |
| Headquarters | Tehran |
| Trade Union | Worker House[3] |
| Religion | Islam |
| National affiliation | Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front[4] |
| Continental affiliation | International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP)[5] |
| Parliament | 4 / 290
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| Tehran City Council | 1 / 21
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| Website | |
| hezbeslamikar | |
A supporter of Mohammad Khatami’s reform program,[3] it is reportedly based on a platform of socially oriented programs and "protecting the rights of the workers and laborers".[1]
The party has beed described as either "Islamic left"[6][7][8][9] or centrist[10] within Iranian political spectrum. It is also classified as associated with the "republican right" faction, which deals with a platform on modernization and economic growth rather than social justice, along with the Moderation and Development Party and the Executives of Construction Party.[11] The latter is considered a historic ally of the party.[1]
Members
From 1985 to 2001, the party members Abolghasem Sarhadizadeh and Hossein Kamali held office as the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.[3] Current Minister of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare, Ali Rabiei holds office since 2013 is also a member of the party. The party members have also been representatives of Parliament of Iran.[3]
Party leaders
| Name | Tenure | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Abolghasem Sarhaddizadeh | 1998–2001 | |
| Hossein Kamali | 2001– |
Current officeholders
- Cabinet
- Ali Rabiei (Minister of Labour)
- Parliament
- Alireza Mahjoub (Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr)
- Mohammad Reza Badamchi (Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr)
- Fatemeh Zolghadr (Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr)
- Soheila Jolodarzadeh (Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr)
- City Council
- Mohsen Sorkhou (Tehran)
References
- Bill Samii (11 February 1999), Iran: New Political Party To Support Worker Rights, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, retrieved 15 May 2017
- "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- Khani, Mohamamd Hassan (17 July 2012). "Political Parties in the Islamic Republic of Iran". Iran Review. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- "واژه نامه جریان های فعال در انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران - BBC Persian" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- "The 4 th General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political parties: List of Participating Political Parties and Observers" (PDF), International Conference of Asian Political Parties, 7 September 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017, retrieved 4 April 2017
- Rabasa, Angel; Waxman, Matthew; Larson, Eric V.; Marcum, Cheryl Y. (2004). The Muslim World After 9/11. Rand Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 9780833037558.
- Mohammad Ali Zandi. "Islamic Labor Party" (in Persian). Baqir al-Ulum Research Center. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- Aras, Bulent (September 2001). "Transformation of the Iranian political system: Towards a new model?" (PDF). Middle East Review of International Affairs. 5 (3).
- Moghissi, Haideh; Rahnema, Saeed (2001). "The Working Class and The Islamic State in Iran". Socialist Register. 37: 197–218.
- "Guide: Iranian parliamentary elections". BBC World. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- Mohseni, Payam (2016). "Factionalism, Privatization, and the Political economy of regime transformation". In Brumberg, Daniel; Farhi, Farideh (eds.). Power and Change in Iran: Politics of Contention and Conciliation. Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Indiana University Press. p. 44.
