Analysis of Employment Policies of Iranʼs Government in Light of Fundamental Rights at Work

According to human rights obligations of states and with respect to one of the missions of International Labour Organization that was mentioned in the introduction of Convention No.122 concerning Employment Policies, this Organization is required to review Employment Policies of member states regarding items such as prohibition of discrimination, free choice of employment and equal opportunities in employment. Article 1 (3) of Convention No. 122 refers to the adoption of employment policy with regard to the specific circumstances of each country, so the question is, what is the Iranʼs government duty as the object of supervision of this organization in relation to the convention and where is the position of Fundamental Rights at Work in employment policies of our country? Attention to this matter is essential because Iran joining the Convention No. 122 and some conventions relating to the Fundamental Rights at Work and interpolation of this Rights in the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and Statute of the International Labour Organization, Iran is obliged to uphold the mentioned Rights in its Employment Policies. Thus in this essay, we review the position of these Rights in Iran´s Employment Policies with analytical method.