Reported by PMOI/MEK
Iran, Nov. 19, 2018 – On Monday, the workers of Haft Tapeh sugar mill in Shush, southwest Iran, started their demonstration at the factory and marched toward the city proper. Today’s demonstration is in support for the representatives of protesters, who were arrested by the Iranian regime’s security forces yesterday. In the city, the workers gathered in front of the mayor’s office and protested to the arrest of their colleagues.
The workers of the Haft Tapeh Sugar Mill have been protesting for 15 days to unpaid wages and the transfer of the company from the private to the public sector. The protesters have been very vocal in their criticism of the corrupt policies of the Iranian regime and have received wide support from different communities across Iran.
On Sunday, at the end of the day’s protests, the security forces of the Iranian regime arrested the representatives of the protesting workers along with a number of the workers, and transferred them to the security police headquarters.
10:50 am local time: Workers gather in Ghanoun Blvd. in front of the prosecutor’s office.
The people of Shush gather to support the workers of Haft Tapeh and join their voices to those of the unprivileged workers.
10:30 am local time: The people of Shush gather to support the workers of Haft Tapeh and join their voices to those of the unprivileged workers.
Protesters are chanting: “Imprisoned workers must be freed!”
In an act of defiance to the regime’s attempt at intimidation and threats, protesters chanted: “Neither threats, nor prison no longer have any effect.”
9:30 am local time: The bazaar of Shush was shut down and different communities join the protesters of Haft Tapeh. A group of drivers from the Haft Tapeh Mohajer Agency expressed their support for the demands of the protesters of Haft Tapeh and the imprisoned protesters.
Different communities join the protesters of Haft Tapeh
The enraged people are marching toward the courthouse of the Iranian regime to protest against the arrest and of their colleagues.
9:00 am local time: The enraged people of Shush and the workers of the Haft Tapeh Sugar Mill are marching toward the courthouse of the Iranian regime to protest against the arrest and imprisonment of their colleagues.
The enraged people are marching toward the courthouse of the Iranian regime to protest against the arrest and of their colleagues.
Below are some of the videos of people of Shush supporting the protesters of Haft Tapeh.
9:00 am local time: The people of Shush have joined the workers of Haft Tapeh in their protest in front of the mayor’s office.
8:00 am local time: Pictures of the 15th day of protests by the workers of Haft Tapeh Sugar Mill.
The 15th day of protests by the workers of Haft Tapeh Sugar Mill
The 15th day of protests by the workers of Haft Tapeh Sugar Mill
The 15th day of protests by the workers of Haft Tapeh Sugar Mill
Haft Tapeh workers have gathered in front of the mayor’s
7:30 am local time: Haft Tapeh workers have gathered in front of the mayor’s office and chanting: “Death to the anti-worker regime.”
Workers have gathered in front of the mayor’s office and are chanting: “Imprisoned workers must be freed.”
7:15 am local time: Workers have gathered in front of the mayor’s office and are demanding the release of their colleagues who had been detained by security forces the previous day. Some of the slogans include the following:
- Death to the anti-worker regime
- Imprisoned workers must be freed
- Workers are in prison. Thieves are running free
The workers of the Haft Tapeh sugar mill have been protesting for more than two weeks to their four months’ worth of unpaid wages as well as the transfer of the company from the private to the public sector.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, hailed the workers of Haft Tapeh and described their protest as the will of the Iranian people to overthrow the Iranian regime.
Workers of the Steel Factory of #Ahvaz and Sugarcane Factory of Haft Tappeh thus demonstrated their resolve to achieve their rights, and declared their detestation of the entire clerical regime and particularly of Rouhani’s charlatanism. #IranProtests #Iran#FreeIran2018
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) November 18, 2018
