Striking workers and their families march through the city of Shush, Iran

On 16^th November 2018, sugar cane workers of Haft Tapeh in Khuzestan, Iran, marched in the streets of Shush city on the 12^th day of the strike.

The workers went to the mosque of Shush where Friday prayers were being held and turned it into a scene of protest and exposure of the corruption of government officials.  Some of the Basij forces of the government challenged the protesters but didn’t manage to silence them.

At the assembly, Esmail Balhshi, elected representative of Haft Tapeh’s Workers’ Council, called on workers and their families to gather in front of the governor’s office on 17^th November.

Esmail Bakhshi called on workers of other industries and the people to support Haft Tapeh workers. In response to the call people of Shawar, farmers of Shush, sugar workers of Shush, youth of Malek Ashtar and workers of the National Steel Group of Ahwaz shared their message of solidarity on the workers of Haft Tapeh Telegram group. He also thanked workers of the National Steel Group of Ahwaz for their support to which the assembly responded with cheering and slogans of “Steel, Haft Tapeh, Happy unity!”

The workers continued their protest in the bazaar of Shush and chanted “People of Shush, support, support!”

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