“Unite! Unite!” steel workers in Iran respond to call from sugar cane workers

On 14^th November 2018, the fifth day of the strike, the workers of the Steel National Group of Ahwaz in Khuzestan province, Iran, marched towards the provincial governor’s office and held their assembly there.

The workers responded to a call for unity from the protesting sugar cane workers of Haft Tapeh with slogans of “National Group, Haft Tapeh. Unite! Unite!”. The sugar cane workers, who face similar issues to the steel workers, are currently on strike and have been protesting to get their demands met.

The workers announced that they will continue to protest until all of their demands are met:

• Full payment of all of their unpaid wages
• Restart of the production lines
• Elimination of threat of unemployment and loss of jobs
• Supply of raw materials
• Job security
• An end to the system of embezzlement and theft
• Dismissal of those who have been involved in embezzlements
• Right to organise
• Right to independent workers’ council

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