More than 2,000 workers of the company demonstrated in front of its management offices. The protesters did not permit the company’s deputy manager to enter his office.
In the past few days at least five labor activists who had participated in last years’ protests have been summoned by Iranian regime’s judiciary.
The workers sought the resignation of company’s management and the official in charge of security, who is involved in harassing the workers.
According to striking workers of Haft Tappeh, the Iranian regime’s Ministry of Information and security has dispatched plain cloth agents to prevent the spread of protest to the city.
The company’s failure to pay wages, the management’s decision to sell company lands and other properties as well as a threat to dismiss 2,000 out of the 5,000 employees, led to an extensive two-week strike late September and early October.
Over 3,000 of the workers marched out of the company premises and demonstrated in front of Shoush city governor’s office, sometimes even blocking the road to the city.
The State Security Forces were dispatched to the area to contain the angry workers and there were clashes on several occasions. A number of workers’ leaders were arrested. Some of them were wounded in clashes between protesters and government forces.