Two Gatherings in Mahshahr and Mashhad; Workers and Cryptocurrency Victims Protest Economic Policies

According to media reports and social networks, a number of contract workers in Mahshahr and a group of victims of digital currency companies in Mashhad protested on Wednesday.

Reports indicate that a number of victims of the “King Money” cryptocurrency network, which is apparently linked to “Badran Gostaran” company, held a protest gathering on Wednesday, Bahman 13, in front of the building of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade in Mashhad.

Student News Agency reported: “Information available on the King Money digital currency website shows connections between the managers of Badran Gostaran company and this digital currency.” The news agency added: “Information available on the King Money digital currency website shows connections between the managers of Badran Gostaran company and this digital currency.”

Protesters called for “suspension and revocation of the operating license” of this company as well as “action against the at-fault employees” of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade.

In another event, workers at Majidieh Port in Mahshahr held a gathering to protest delayed wage payments and the lack of job security at the port.

Based on reports published on social networks, the protesters say that after one month of work without a contract, on the eve of the new year, the contractor wants to dismiss them without paying their wages.

Source: Voice of America