On 3rd March 2019, rail workers in several cities in Iran went on strike and protested against non-payment of their wages.
In Hormozgan province, rail workers who have not been paid for 3 months held their second day of strike and gathered in Sirjan station. Freight trains were suspended for 3 hours.
In Zagros, in Ilam province, workers who have previously been protesting against non-payment of their wages held another strike. The company’s management keeps promising to pay their wages but the workers say they haven’t received any money and are tired of the empty promises.
In Lorestan province, rail workers gathered in front of the governor’s office. The workers who have been employed by a contractor (Travers Co) have been facing issues of non-payment of wages for years. Now 400 workers haven’t been paid for 3 months.
In Tabriz, rail workers also went on strike and protested against non-payment of their wages.
Non-payment of wages on top of inflation and high prices of goods have pushed many workers and their families into poverty and destitution. It’s regarded as “embezzlement, theft and crimes against workers”.
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