{"id":3683,"date":"2026-04-27T20:06:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpiran.org\/english\/?p=3683"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:08:08","slug":"layoffs-wage-delays-and-growing-protests-across-workplaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpiran.org\/english\/layoffs-wage-delays-and-growing-protests-across-workplaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Layoffs, wage delays, and growing protests across workplaces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From mine workers in Tabas to university staff, protests are growing against job cuts and months of unpaid salaries. Thousands have been laid off as the regime shifts the cost of war onto workers.<\/em><\/p>\n

Workers are being pushed to the brink\u2014unemployment, wage delays, and economic collapse are fuelling anger across society:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

Layoffs, wage delays, and growing protests across workplaces<\/strong><\/p>\n

27 April 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fluorine mine workers protest mass layoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Workers at Fluorine Mine No. 1 in Tabas Golshan have raised their protest against widespread dismissals. These workers, with 4 to 20 years of experience, have been directly affected by mass layoffs.<\/p>\n

Layoffs are expanding across mining and industrial sectors. Over 900 workers employed by a mining company producing marble and chromite have been dismissed under the label of \u201cworkforce reduction.\u201d In Neyriz, hundreds of mining and industrial units have shut down due to declining sales and lack of exports, leaving thousands unemployed.<\/p>\n

Reports also indicate layoffs of:<\/p>\n