The truck drivers’ strike in Iran has expanded to 258 cities in its ninth day. In the past few days, at least 89 drivers in different provinces have been arrested by the armed forces.
The drivers have been accused of “disrupting order and security”, “sectarianism”, and “acting against national security”. The workers demand immediate release of their workmates.
After failure of the authorities to meet the legitimate demands of the workers, as the last resource, the judiciary has stepped in and called the striking workers and their supporters “the opposition” so that they can fight the workers and end the strike by armed forces.
Despite the pressure the truck drivers’ strike goes on strongly and with determination to release their workmates, claim their rights, and putting an end to the repressions.
“We are 600,000 drivers in 258 cities and we share our struggles with rest of the society. Our strike is to defend our life and livelihood. Are you accusing us of action against national security? No, our strike is against a bunch of capitalist thieves who give us unsafe Tyres whilst making profit out of hoarding Tyres. They pocket months of our unpaid wages. Our wages is way below poverty line. The accusation against us made it even clearer to all who our society is and what our strike is about. We do not back down!” The striking workers shared on their Telegram group.
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