Two gatherings in Mahshahr and Mashhad; workers and those who lost their property protested economic policies

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

Reports indicate that a number of those who lost their money on the "King Money" cryptocurrency network, which is apparently linked to the "Badran Gostaran" company, held a protest rally in front of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade building in Mashhad on Wednesday, February 13.

The student news agency wrote: “Information available on the King Money digital currency website indicates a connection between the managers of Badran Gostaran Company and this digital currency.” The news agency added: “Information available on the King Money digital currency website indicates a connection between the managers of Badran Gostaran Company and this digital currency.”

The protesters demanded the "suspension and revocation of the company's operating license" as well as "dealing with the offending employees" of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade.

In another incident, workers at Majidieh Port in Mahshahr gathered to protest delayed payment of wages and lack of job security at the port.

According to reports published on social media, the protesters say that after a month of working without a contract, on the eve of the New Year, the contractor wants to fire them without paying them.

Source: Voice of America