Islamic Labour Party

This article is about the Iranian political party. For the Egyptian political party, see Egyptian Islamic Labour Party.
Islamic Labour Party
Secretary-General Hossein Kamali
Spokesperson Mohammad Neyshabouri
Legalised January 24, 1999 (1999-01-24)[1]
Headquarters Tehran, Iran
Trade Union Worker House[2]
Political position Left-wing[3]
National affiliation Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front[4]
International affiliation None
Parliament
4 / 290
Tehran City Council
1 / 31
Website
hezbeslamikar.com

The Islamic Labor Party (Persian: حزب اسلامی کار) is a reformist party in Iran, splinter group to Worker House.[2]

The party was a supporter of Mohammad Khatami’s reform program.[2]

Notable members

From 1985 to 2001, the party members Abolghasem Sarhadizadeh and Hossein Kamali held office as the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.[2] 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.[2]

References

  1. "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Khani, Mohamamd Hassan (17 July 2012). "Political Parties in the Islamic Republic of Iran". Iran Review. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. Mohammad Ali Zandi. "Islamic Labor Party" (in Persian). Baqir al-Ulum Research Center. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. "واژه نامه جریان های فعال در انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران - BBC Persian" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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