While economic crises and production stagnation have placed heavy pressure on workers’ lives, new reports from Sistan and Baluchestan Province indicate the continued uncertainty facing dozens of dismissed workers from Pars Sistan Steel Company. These workers say that following their dismissal, neither their legal claims have been paid nor has the process of receiving unemployment insurance been completed. According to them, this situation has pushed their families’ livelihood problems to a critical stage.
According to reports published by local sources, a significant number of employees at Pars Sistan Steel Company have been dismissed since mid-March. Workers were instructed to apply to the relevant authorities to receive unemployment insurance. However, nearly three months after this decision, many workers are still waiting for their status to be determined.
The dismissed workers say that when their employment was terminated, their job status was recorded as suspended. According to them, this has created uncertainty and delays in the payment of seniority benefits, severance pay, and other worker claims. Some of these workers state that their repeated efforts to pursue their claims have yielded no results, and they have received no clear response from company officials.
Workers’ Claims Amid Promises of Reemployment
According to local sources, company managers have promised some of the dismissed workers that they would be rehired. These promises have led some workers to refrain from filing official complaints or pursuing legal action regarding their claims. However, the passage of time and the absence of any concrete measures to reinstate workers have increased concerns.
Workers say that under current conditions, covering living expenses, rent, and their families’ basic needs has become extremely difficult. Many are still waiting for their claims and unemployment insurance payments, while no specific timeline has been announced for these payments.
Meanwhile, reports indicate that the problems facing this industrial unit date back several years. Workers report repeated production stoppages due to shortages of raw materials and steel billets. According to them, at certain times, rebar production at the factory was halted and required products were supplied from other provinces.
History of Production Problems and Concerns About Job Security
Local sources have also pointed to delays in the factory’s development projects. According to them, the second phase of the Pars Sistan Steel complex has still not become operational despite the passage of several years. This situation has raised concerns about the future of the factory and the job security of its workforce.
In previous years, reports had also emerged regarding reduced operations, temporary shutdowns of production lines, and delays in workers’ wage payments. Now, the large-scale dismissal of workers and their uncertain status have once again drawn public attention in the region to the condition of this factory.
The dismissed workers have called on the Labor Department, the Social Security Organization, the Governorate of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, and the management of Pars Sistan Steel Company to clarify their employment status. They are also demanding the immediate payment of workers’ claims, overdue seniority benefits, and an acceleration of the unemployment insurance payment process.
