NCRI – On Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th December 2016, the workers in some cities protested against the poor state of their livelihoods and the overdue payments. In addition to that, the graduate students of the Petroleum University of Technology lodged a protest against the condition of employments.
As ILNA News Agency reports, a group of workers of Poonel-Talesh Highway Project protested against the overdue salaries and insurance payments on Sunday 25th December 2016.They stopped working and rallied in front of the office of contractor located in Talesh, Gilan Province.
The trade union activists of Talesh City said that the protesting workers demanded that 10-month of overdue salaries and 3-month insurance to be paid at least. Unfortunately, their demands have not yet been satisfied by now.
According to ILNA News, the workers of Iran National Steel Industrial Group protested against the overdue salaries in the company in Ahvaz on Sunday 25th December 2016.
According to the report, about 700 workers of production unit gathered in the factory area demanding payment of their salaries.
These workers had also protested against the 3-month overdue payments and receivables on Wednesday 21st December 2016.Additionally, the workers of Agroindustrial Complex of Mahabad have been protesting for the continuing 25 days. They announced that they will not stop protesting unless their demands to be met.
The workers claimed that they have continued to rally outside the complex entrance although it has been snowing for two days. Due to extreme cold weather, they have become critically ill as well. The workers hoped that the protest may finally arouse the conscience of authorities.
The workers said:”the authorities ask us to start from scratch after 16 months of waiting. We are told to contact the General Inspection Office to make sure if our rights have been recognized during the auction. Although the authorities are aware of our problems they do not account our legal demands and rights.”
As Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with Qods Force, reported, a group of graduates of Petroleum University of Technology held a rally for the 4th time in front of Parliament On Sunday 25th December 2016 to protest against the indeterminable status of employment in the national oil company by the government and in particular by the Ministry of Petroleum.
The graduates believe that the faculty must employ the graduates to the Ministry of Petroleum based on GPA and according to the regulations. Unfortunately, the process was halted as the Ministry of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zangeneh ordered.
These graduates could study in the best universities of the country since they obtained the highest grades in the University Entrance Exam. However, they chose to go to the hottest southern province of Iran to study at the Petroleum University of Technology in the hope of recruitment as they have been promised in the prospectus of Sanjesh Organization.
