More than three thousand contract workers at the South Pars Gas Complex gathered in front of the central building of the complex in Asaluyeh, demanding the implementation of the wage equalization plan, a change in the work pattern, and the complete removal of contractors.
A large group of contract workers from the twelve South Pars refineries gathered on Tuesday, November 11, in the streets leading to the headquarters of the South Pars Gas Complex in Asaluyeh, calling for their labor demands to be addressed.
These workers, including third-party, company-based, and contractual employees from various phases of South Pars and the Fajr Jam refinery, carried placards calling for wage justice and the removal of contractors.
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In a statement, the workers demanded a review of the job classification plan to equalize the wages of contract workers with those of permanent employees.
Other demands included changing the work schedule for administrative and support staff to two weeks of work followed by two weeks of rest, organizing the employment conditions of non-owner drivers of leased vehicles, paying air travel allowances to contract workers, and restoring welfare facilities and camp benefits.
For years, despite repeated promises, the job classification plan in South Pars has not been properly implemented, and there remains a significant gap between the wages of contract and permanent employees.
According to one employee from Phase 12 of South Pars, “The presence of contractors has led to the violation of workers’ rights, and there is insufficient oversight over how payments are made.”
As Iran’s regime continues to fail to address the demands of various social groups, different groups of workers, employees, and retirees across the country have gone on strike and staged protests in recent days and weeks.
On November 3, retirees from the Telecommunications Company of Iran held protests in various cities. Nurses from the Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, workers from the Makian Alvan slaughterhouse in Rey (south of Tehran), and a group of offshore oil employees in Lavan also gathered to protest the neglect of their demands.
