Labor strikes over wages continued on Wednesday, May 22, by project workers of “Azmoon Metal, Electrical and Instrumentation of Niro Ara Andish Company.”
The protesters are demanding an immediate wage increase and the payment of overdue salaries, some of which have not been paid since March.
According to the report, on Tuesday, May 21, several project workers went on strike in various facilities including Asaluyeh Petrochemical, Bushehr, Sar Cheshmeh Copper Complex, and Dehloran Petrochemical.
According to this report, workers from “Gostaresh Sanat Padena Company,” electrical and instrumentation workers of “Setareh Taraz Company” at Site One in Bushehr, electrical and instrumentation workers of “Jahanpars Company” in Sar Cheshmeh Copper Complex, “Dehloran Petrochemical” in Dasht Abbas, and the paint and insulation workers of “Sazeh Pad Company” at Site One in Bushehr walked out of their workshops in protest.
Earlier, more than 1,200 workers employed in Phase 14 of Kangan had gone on strike on Saturday, May 18.
The protesters, citing the skyrocketing inflation, demanded a 45% wage increase and warned that if their demand was not met, the protests would escalate further.
The Iranian government has not been successful in controlling inflation, and currently, with an 80-year record broken, the inflation rate has surpassed 52%.
In recent years, labor protests in various regions of Iran have been on the rise. The reasons for these protests, which manifest as strikes and gatherings, include delayed wage payments, low wage levels, improper implementation of job classification, worker layoffs, privatization, and the demand for improved working conditions.
