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-GeneralHossein Kamali
SpokespersonMohammad Neyshabouri
FoundedOctober 1998; 26 years ago (1998-10)[1]
LegalisedJanuary 24, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-01-24)[2]
HeadquartersTehran
Trade UnionWorker House[3]
ReligionIslam
National affiliationCouncil for Coordinating the Reforms Front[4]
Continental affiliationInternational Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP)[5]
Parliament
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Tehran City Council
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Website
hezbeslamikar.com

The Islamic Labour 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]

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 been described as either "Islamic left"[6][7][8][9] or centrist[10] within the 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]

  1. ^ a b c Bill Samii (11 February 1999), Iran: New Political Party To Support Worker Rights, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, retrieved 15 May 2017
  2. ^ "List of Legally Registered Parties in Iran". Khorasan Newspaper. Pars Times. July 30, 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Khani, Mohamamd Hassan (17 July 2012). "Political Parties in the Islamic Republic of Iran". Iran Review. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ^ "واژه نامه جریان های فعال در انتخابات ریاست جمهوری ایران - BBC Persian" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ Rabasa, Angel; Waxman, Matthew; Larson, Eric V.; Marcum, Cheryl Y. (2004). The Muslim World After 9/11. Rand Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 9780833037558.
  7. ^ Mohammad Ali Zandi. "Islamic Labor Party" (in Persian). Baqir al-Ulum Research Center. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  8. ^ Aras, Bulent (September 2001). "Transformation of the Iranian political system: Towards a new model?" (PDF). Middle East Review of International Affairs. 5 (3).
  9. ^ Moghissi, Haideh; Rahnema, Saeed (2001). "The Working Class and The Islamic State in Iran". Socialist Register. 37: 197–218.
  10. ^ "Guide: Iranian parliamentary elections". BBC World. 27 February 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  11. ^ 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.