An Iranian MP representing Yazd spoke out on Sunday February 2 against the arrest of 28 mine workers in Ardkan. ILNA reports that Saleh Jooshkar told Parliament that it is unacceptable to deal with the labour crisis at the Chadormalu mine by merely arresting workers. He urged Parliament to recognize the difficult nature of […]
Tag: Iranian labour protests
Asphalt workers arrested after protests over firing
Twenty workers at the Toos Asphalt Company have been arrested, according to the Ardkan governor, in the wake of protests on Tuesday against the firing of their union representative. ILNA reports that Ardkan Governor Ahmad Kamali criticized the workers’ protests of recent days, saying management has filed a complaint against a number of workers […]
Qaraveh governor calls for meeting over unpaid wages
Two hundred steelworkers from the Zagros Steel Company gathered in protest on Wednesday January 29 to once again demand their unpaid wages. The workers demonstrated in front of the Qaraveh Governor’s Office, demanding five months worth of back pay and insurance premium payments, ILNA reports. The report indicates that workers’ representatives are meeting with […]
Tire company workers protest lack of job security
Workers at the Iran Tire Manufacturing Company entered their seventh day of protests today, January 26, against their lack of job security. According to ILNA, 600 workers joined the strike in protest to the trend of continued worker lay offs. ILNA reprots that 80 contract workers were laid off yesterday and another 130 were […]
Prisoners refuse food to support sugarcane workers
Two Iranian political prisoners have begun a hunger strike in support of the protest movement by Haft Tapeh Sugarcane Company workers. Shahrokh Zamani and Khaled Hordani announced that as of Tuesday December 24, they are refusing food in solidarity with the Haft Tapeh workers, Kordpa reports. Those workers have begun a series of protests […]
Worker anger hits two Iranian companies
Workers at Haft Tapeh Sugarcane and Isfahan Polyacryl have resumed demonstrations in Iran. ILNA reports that workers from the Haft Tapeh Sugarcane Company gathered at the company premises on Saturday December 21 to protest that wages have gone unpaid for two months. Meanwhile, 500 workers at the Isfahan Polyacryl Company also staged demonstrations this […]
Reed cutters maintain strike for second day
Hafte Tapeh reed cutters entered their second day of a strike by sitting in the plantations and refusing to work until management addresses their demands. ILNA reports that the workers get 10 million rials for the six months that they are employed and since they are laid off the other six months of the […]
Factory workers protest over feared job cuts
More than 800 workers at the Isfahan Polyacryl Factory staged a demonstration against the governor’s failure to live up to his promises. One of the protesters told ILNA that the government had promised to halt the policy of downsizing the factory, which had led to a pause in the protests. However, today the government […]
Laid-off workers air grievances outside Parliament
Workers laid off from the Zagros Steel Factory in Kurdistan staged demonstrations in front of the Iranian Parliament this morning, Sunday October 27. The Khaneh Mellat website reports the protesters were calling for their return to work and payment of wages and benefits still owing. The protesters have staged several similar demonstrations since last […]
Workers protest against non-payment of wages
300 workers of Imam Khomeini International Airport staged a sit-in in protest to non-payment of wages and benefits for over six months on Saturday June 30. Fars News Agency reports that the protesting workers are involved in the southern runway project, the pilgrimage terminal and freight development of the international airport. The workers demand […]