Celebrating the UN International Year
of Cooperatives 2025

Cooperative Movement in Iran

22 May 2020
Iran

A multitude of collective cooperative efforts in Iran are underway to increase production of materials and items needed for personal protection equipment. This includes masks, disinfectants, detergents, clothing and even raw materials. The cooperative networks of the Iranian Chamber of Cooperatives, Union of Knowledge-Based Cooperatives of Tehran Province, The Iranian Cooperative Union of Petrochemical, cooperatives in Hormozgan province, Ishraq Dibaj Damghan Cooperative Company and various women-owned cooperatives like the Behzist Gonbad Production Cooperative all continue to work closely with their local municipalities and the national government to increase production and ensure widespread distribution.

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