Workers

Workers' protests continue in Khuzestan; thousands of protesters in downtown Ahvaz

Workers' protests in the cities of Shusha and Ahvaz continue. Workers at the Haft Tappeh Sugar Company are on the 24th day…

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Human Rights Watch protests intensifying repression of workers and teachers in Iran

Human Rights Watch criticized recent security crackdowns on labor activists and teachers in Iran. According to the organization…

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Latest situation of detained workers of Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company, interview with one of the dismissed workers

The 17th day of protests by Haft Tapeh Sugar Company workers continues despite the release of 15 of them…

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Arrest of a number of protesting workers at Mes Medoc following a protest against the employer

Following the arrest of several protesting workers at the Midok Copper Complex in Shahr-e-Babak, Kerman Province, a group of workers from the complex…

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Bisotun Petrochemical Workers Protest Non-Payment of Wages

Workers at the Bisotun Petrochemical Contractor in Kermanshah Province protested low wages, unfair working conditions, and non-payment of bonuses.

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International Transport Workers' Federation condemns death threats against imprisoned truck drivers

The International Transport Workers' Federation has threatened a judicial official in the Islamic Republic against 17 of those arrested in the drivers' strike…

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Labor activist sentenced to one year in prison for January protests

A labor activist and member of the Iranian Mechanical Metal Workers Union was sentenced to one year in prison on charges of union protests. “Manouchehr…

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Haft Tapeh sugarcane workers' two-week strike ends after negotiations with employer

The two-week strike of the workers of the Haft Tapeh Sugar Company ended after the employer agreed to some of the demands of the workers. News Agency…

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