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Iran: Workers and farmers protest low wages and layoffs

NCRI – More than 3000 furious workers of two companies in the city of Shahre Kord burnt the rice and oil they had received as a gift from the labor bureau on Thursday, August 14.

The rice smelled rotten and it had changed color and the oil was expired. The smell of the burned rice and oil forced other employees of surrounding offices to leave work for 2 hours.

Farmers of Isfahan, Ziyar district gathered in protest outside the police station against the recent arrest of 12 farmers. The protesters demanded urgent release of the farmers who were arrested on Friday, August 15.

These farmers have protested many times, the last being on August 13, outside the municipality office against the lack of water and the usage of the deep wells by a company linked to the Revolutionary Guards.

Owners of chicken slaughterhouses in the province of Chahar-mahal and Bakhtiari went on strike against the increase in energy carriers (oil and gas) and production expenses and announced that they are not able to continue work with this little amount of fee. The sellers of poultry also joined the strike.

Expelled workers of Banta Abidar Company gathered outside the labor bureau in the city of Sanandaj to protest their unpaid insurance. The security forces raided the protesters and arrested two and transferred them to prison.

A group of people in Nakhl Taqi town, Bushehr Province protested outside the governor’s office, objecting towards the contaminated drinking water.

Workers of Lent machinery factory linked to Iran Khodro Company in Tehran, staged a protest outside the company to protest unpaid wages and labors’ demands.

Shopkeepers of the Grocery market in the city of Zarin-shahr, Isfahan protested against the mullahs’ regime extortion for promising to build a new and not being committed to it. The mullahs’ regime municipality received tremendous amount of money from the shopkeepers in this market to build new stalls and market. However, three years after, only 10 per cent of the project has been done.