Farzaneh Zilabi
HRD, Human Rights Lawyer
Syndicate of Workers of Haft Tappeh Cane Sugar Company
Farzaneh Zilabi is a human rights lawyer who has represented the Syndicate of Workers of Haft Tappeh Cane Sugar Company (SWHTCSC) in Shush, Khuzestan south Iran. The SWHTCSC is a trade union established in 1974 for the workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Agro-industrial Complex. The syndicate has organised a number of strikes, most recently in August 2021 against the continuous unpaid wages of employees and the corruption of the former owners. She has also represented many individual labour rights defenders and has been outspoken about the torture reported by her clients.
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Rights
Violations