Iran: strike and protest

Karaj: strike and protest of a number of workers and employees of Baharistan Industrial Town

A number of workers and personnel of Baharistan Industrial Town, Karaj staged a protest gathering in front of the manager’s office. They protested against repeated gas cut off and the Gas Company negligence inn connecting the town factories to the main gas lines.

Tehran: Protest gathering of retired personnel of a steel factory in front of the regime’s parliament

Based on local reports, retired employees of a steel industry in Tehran staged a protest gathering in front of the regime’s parliament demanding clarification of their salary statues. One protester said the reason behind their protest is 3 months unpaid pensions to the retired employees of the steel industry. 
The protesters believe that the company’s ability to pay their wages depends on the loan from the treasury given to the Steel Company. This would enable the company to pay its employees. Mohammad Reza Pour Ibrahimi, a regime’s Member of Parliament admitted on Tuesday Feb. 22nd in a public session of the parliament that at present time there are 88 thousands retired employees of Steel Industry and the welfare minister of Rouhani’s government has done nothing solve their troubles.

Tehran medical supply dealers on strike

A number of medical supply dealers in Azadi Street staged a strike on Feb. 22nd after closing their shopping centers in protest to high taxes and increased expenses of import medical supplies.