Ali Nejati

Ali Nejati
Born
Ali Nejati

Haft Tappeh, Khuzestan Province of Iran
Nationality Iran
Occupation(s)Worker, Labor Unionist
Known forFormer Spokesman for Workers Union of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Agro Industrial Complex

Ali Nejati (علی نجاتی) is an Iranian labor activist and a member of the managing board of the labor union representing employees of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company. Nejati has been active in the Iranian trade unionist movement for over a decade. In the late 2000s, he served as the president of Haft Tappeh Workers Union for a while before he was arrested and imprisoned because of his activism. Most recently, on November 29, 2018 Nejati was arrested and charged with "disrupting public order", "collusion and assembly against national security" and "cooperation in establishing a group intended to disrupt peace and security".[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Prominent Labor Leader Hospitalized After Interrogation". En.radiofarda.com. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Family of jailed Iranian labor activist say he is in poor condition". Irannewswire.org. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Iran Accuses 5 Activists Held in Labor Protest of Security Offenses". Voamnews.com. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.