On 9th March 2019, workers of the Industry Rail company in Zahedan in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, went on strike and held an assembly in front of the company’s head office to protest against non-payment of their wages.
On 9th March 2019, staff of Parsian hospital in Tehran held an assembly in the hospital and protested against non-payment of their wages.
On 9th March 2019, a group of expelled workers of Asaluyeh Special Economic Zone in Bushehr province held an assembly and protested against non-payment of the wages they are owed.
On 9th March 2019, retired steelworkers of National Steel of Ahvaz held an assembly in front of the governor’s office and protested against non-payment of their pensions and bonuses. The retirees marched towards the provincial governor’s office and chanted slogans against the imposition of poverty on them and the empty promises of the authorities.
On 9th March 2019, municipality workers in Chelgard in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province held their second day of protest against non-payment of 7 months of their wages. The workers gathered in front of the city’s municipality building and demanded immediate payment of their wages. Earlier, under pressure from the workers, the authorities had promised to pay the wages but failed to do so.
On 10th March 2019, workers of a cement factory in Karun in Ilam province held an assembly and protested against non-payment of their wages and expulsion of workers. The workers and their families held the assembly in front of Dehloran’s judiciary building and demanded payment of their wages as well as reinstatement of the sacked workers.
On 10th March 2019, workers of Puyesh Corporation (mechanical equipment for vegetable oil analysis and processing) held an assembly and protested against non-payment of their wages. The workers haven’t been paid for a month. In April 2018, the workers managed to bring back 10 expelled workers as they held assemblies and protested against the dismissal of their colleagues.
On 11th March 2019, expelled workers of sections 22, 23 and 24 of Asaluyeh Special Economic Zone in Bushehr province held an assembly in the workplace and demanded renewal of their contracts.
On 11th March 2019, municipality workers in Zirab in Mazandaran province went on strike and held an assembly to protest against non-payment of their wages. The workers, who haven’t been paid for 3 months, gathered in front of the municipality building and demanded their wages as well as their unpaid bonuses.
On 11th March 2019, workers of Bala Khanlu dam in Qazvin province held an assembly in front of the provincial governor’s office of Qazvin and protested against non-payment of their wages. The workers haven’t been paid for 6 months.
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