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On 18th<\/sup> December 2018, striking steelworkers of the National Steel Group of Ahvaz in Khuzestan, Iran, continue to strike and protest on the 39th<\/sup> day of their strike and after the Islamic Republic of Iran arrested 41 workers in their homes in night raids and at the assemblies.<\/p>\n Gholamreza Shariati, the governor of Khuzestan province, faced rebuke and was left speechless at the workers’ assembly where he was asked about the arrest of the workers. The governor said that he is going to Tehran to get approval for some funds but the workers shouted \u201cWhy have you arrested our colleagues?\u201d<\/p>\n The workers kept asking about the arrests and the governor kept saying \u201cLet me speak please\u201d, but he had nothing to say about the arrested workers.<\/p>\n In the assembly, the workers decided that their first demand is the \u201cfreedom of their colleagues\u201d and that this is a precondition to any negotiations and talks. They continue to fight for their demands \u201cwithout any compromise\u201d.<\/p>\n The strike has become the subject of other protests in Iran. Retirees in a protest in front of the Iranian Majles (parliament) demanded the release of the arrested steelworkers and sugar cane workers of Haft Tapeh; many other organisations have also released statements in solidarity with the workers and in condemnation of the arrests.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n #WPIranNews #FightForLife #SteelWorkers #WorkersAndThePeople #ArrestedWorkers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"