Steelworkers of Ahvaz, Iran, present “a flower and a thorn” to friends and foes at their protest

On 5^th December 2018, striking steelworkers of the Steel National Group of Ahvaz in Khuzestan province, Iran, protested in the city of Ahvaz and in front of various government offices.

Karim Siahi, one of the steelworkers, held a flower and delivered a speech: “I present this flower to all the university students who have supported our strike, to the students who have heard our call for justice and stand by us. And this thorn to those who stand against you. We also become the thorn in your face.” The protestors cheered and welcomed his speech.

The striking workers and the people confirmed their solidarity with the sugar cane workers of Haft Tapeh and chanted “imprisoned workers must be freed!” and  “Haft Tapeh prisoners must be freed!”

The thousands of workers and members of the public marched through the city and chanted against injustice, poverty and the inhuman conditions that have been imposed on workers and people of Iran.

The steelworkers, like the sugar cane workers, demand payment of their unpaid wages, an end to the private ownership of their factory, the running of the factory under supervision of the workers and the release of Haft Tapeh workers.

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