Non-payment of wages is widespread in different industries in Iran and many workers and their families have been pushed into poverty and destitution as a result of the embezzlements. The workers consider non-payment of wages as a \u201cblatant crime against the workers\u201d.<\/p>\n
On 19th<\/sup> January 2019, municipality workers in Lowshan in Gilan province, Iran, went on strike and protested over unpaid wages. The workers are owed 7 months of their wages and insurance contribution money.<\/p>\n On 18th<\/sup> January 2019, workers of the urban train project in Ahvaz in Khuzestan province, Iran, held another assembly in front of the project\u2019s office in Ahvaz to protest against the non-payment of 18 months of their wages.<\/p>\n On 18th<\/sup> January 2019, municipality workers in Borujerd in Lorestan province, Iran, went on strike and gathered in front of the municipality building to protest against the non-payment of 9 months of their wages.<\/p>\n On 16th<\/sup> January 2019, workers of the urban train project in Kermanshah in Iran, went on strike and protested in their workplace over unpaid wages. The workers have not been paid for 7 months.<\/p>\n On 16th<\/sup> January 2019, workers of Petrochemical Site 2 in the Industrial Complex of Asaluyeh in Bushehr province, Iran, held their third assembly to protest against the non-payment of their wages. Workers of some other sections in the industrial complex are also protesting over unpaid wages.<\/p>\n Tweet: #Workers in #Iran: Non-payment of wages is \u201cblatant crime against workers and their families\u201d\u00a0#WPIranNews #FightForLife #NonPaymentOfWages #WorkersStrike #WorkersAssembly #UrbanTrain #MunicipalityWorkers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"