Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, September 3, 2020—On Sunday, September 1, a group of firefighters in the city of Abadan, southwest Iran, protested for their delayed paychecks, insurance premiums and proper equipment.
“Firefighters have a difficult and dangerous job. However, the fire department is failing to provide proper suits, boots and other protective equipment.” he added.
80 days protests by workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company in Shush, southwest Iran—September 2, 2020
On Wednesday, September 2, fired workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company continued their protest rally in front of the governorate in the city of Shush, the local labor office. They also gathered outside the office of Kaab Omair, the Majlis (parliament) member representing the city of Shush in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran. The pretesting workers demanded their immediate return to work and changes to their temporary contract.
The most important issues raised in the workers’ demands during this strike are as follows:
- Immediate payment of delayed paychecks and renewal of their insurance booklets
- Immediate return to work for fired colleagues
- Immediate arrest of Omid Assadbeigi (CEO of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Agro-Industrial Complex) and life imprisonment for this corrupt individual
- Immediate dismissal of corrupt employers from Haft Tappeh
- Immediate return of embezzled wealth to the workers
- Ending the careers of already retired managers
Firefighters protesting in Abadan, southwest Iran—September 1, 2020
On September 1, municipal workers of Sisakht, a city in southern Iran, protested local officials’ refusal to deliver on their paychecks for the past eight months.
“Due to the widespread coronavirus pandemic and the dreadful financial situation, our wages have been delayed for eight months. However, we have no choice but to work despite all the difficulties,” the protesting workers said.
Also, it is worth noting that the employer is not delivering on the worker’s insurance premiums.
Pars Switch Company in the Ishraq industrial town of Zanjan, northwest Iran
On Tuesday, September 1, workers of the Pars Switch Company in the Ishraq industrial town of Zanjan, northwest Iran, stopped working in protest to their lack of job security.
“Recently, a number of the company’s machinery have been transferred to a new complex in another province and a number of the workers are to be transferred to that complex,” one protesting worker said.
Locals in Pakdasht, east of Tehran, holding a protest rally—September 1, 2020
On Tuesday, September 1, members of the Workers' Housing Cooperative in the city of Pakdasht, east of Tehran, held a rally on one of the city's main roads protesting the 18-year undetermined status of the lands they purchased from the cooperative.
Since 2002, nearly 4,000 people have deposited money in this city’s Housing Cooperative account so called "Amir al-Momenin." However, after 18 years, they have only a one-page document and the location of their lands remains unknown.
Farmers of the Dasht-E-Barkhar district near Isfahan, central Iran protesting outside the local provincial government building for their river water rights—September 1, 2020
Farmers of the Dasht-E-Barkhar district near Isfahan, central Iran, launched a rally on Tuesday, September 1, in front of the local provincial government building demanding their share of river water for their fields. These farmers of Isfahan province have a long history of protesting against regime authorities for their rights.
Protests by contract teachers in front of the Ministry of Education in Tehran—September 1, 2020
On Tuesday, September 1, contract teachers from across the country held a rally in front of the Ministry of Education in the Iranian capital Tehran protesting the ministry’s refusal to grant them official employment. “We will continue protesting in front of the Ministry our rights are recognized and realized,” they emphasized.
