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Iran: Bus drivers gone on strike in capital |
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Sunday, 25 December 2005 |
 NCRI - Bus drivers in the Iranian capital, Tehran, went on strike today
to protest against their wages and conditions of work, as they had
warned earlier.
The drivers have been calling for improvement of their working
conditions and higher wages to meet with rising inflation but their
demands have been refused by the clerical regime.
Today’s strike has brought further chaos to the streets of capital
making it even more difficult for commuters to move around in the city.
A few months ago, public transport workers in Tehran drove with their
vehicles lights on to protest at their low wages. Their leaders were
arrested at the time.
"We simply want a better life but as soon as we say something, we will
be accused of being counter revolutionaries," one of the leaders told
state radio.
Transport workers are employed by the government in Iran and earn on average 250 dollars a month.
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