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Fruzan Afshar

Fruzan Afshar is a Tehran-based independent researcher.

Labor Activists, the Living Wage and State Law in Iran — General view of workers on a production line manufacturing face masks at a factory in Karaj, Iran. June 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via ReutersThe letter by factory workers attached to the labor law delivered to the Shush Labor Office in protest. Source: ILNA.

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Labor Activists, the Living Wage and State Law in Iran

Fruzan Afshar traces the contested politics and complex law of setting the minimum wage and cost of living figures in Iran. She shows how Iranian labor activists are making innovative use of the state's labor laws to secure political inclusion and a platform to voice demands.

Fruzan Afshar • 13 min read