The head of the Tabriz Workers’ House says tractor-manufacturing workers are staging protests in front of the Industry and Mining Department of Eastern Azerbaijan Province. ILNA reports that the workers are protesting their employer’s failure to pay their wages for more than eight months. Karim Sadeghzadeh reported that 250 workers at the Tabriz Tractor […]
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Sanctions hurting Iran’s movie industry
Iran’s acclaimed movie industry is the latest sector to suffer the effects of economic sanctions over the country’s uranium enrichment program.
Iran’s tea industry faces total destruction: union
The head of Iran’s northern tea factories union has announced that more than 65 tea production units have been shut down, and the “uncalculated policies” of the Ahmadinejad administration have put a heavy strain on tea production in Iran.
Dairy industry blames gov’t for price hikes
The price of dairy products in Iran has gone up for the third time in recent weeks, and reports indicate that in the past three months, those prices have doubled.
Computer virus briefly hits Iran’s oil industry
Iran’s key oil industry was briefly affected by the powerful computer virus known as “Flame” that has unprecedented data-snatching capabilities and can eavesdrop on computer users, a senior Iranian military official said Wednesday.
Japan oil industry likely to cut Iran imports in 3 months time
By Osamu TsukimoriTOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Japan’s oil industry is likely to cut its purchases of Iranian crude oil in about three months as Tokyo grapples with a new U.S. sanctions law, Akihiko Tembo, president of the Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ), said on Thursday.