RadioFarda – Marching through streets of Ahvaz, southwestern Iran, thousands of workers on Saturday, March 3, called for the immediate release of their fellow workers.
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Iran Dispatched Anti-Riot Forces To Crack Down On Protesting Farmers
Iran-HRM – Iranian officials dispatched anti-riot forces to crack down on a rally held on March 2, by farmers in Varzaneh, in Isfahan Province. The state forces tried to disrupt their gathering, beating the protesting farmers.
Read More »After Months Of Salary Denial, Haft Tappeh Worker Commits Suicide
Iran-HRM – On the morning of February 27, the dead body of Ali Naghadi, a young employee of the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Co., was found afloat in a canal. It is said Naghadi committed suicide due to his debts as the company refused to pay his money.
Read More »Iran prepares to boost jobs, clean air by revamping auto fleet
Al-Monitor – Major Iranian urban centers have seen unprecedented air pollution in recent years. According to officials, it is caused primarily by the many cars on the streets, with heavy vehicles including trucks and buses emitting 63% of air-polluting particles. An estimated 350,000 dilapidated heavy vehicles, according to the traffic police, are particularly large producers of pollutants. These vehicles also consume more fuel than newer vehicles. Aging cars, meanwhile, consume 60% …
Read More »Authorities Move To Intimidate Steel Workers; More Than Ten Arrested
Radiofarda – As protests continue at a steel plant in Ahvaz, security forces have arrested more than ten worker activists overnight.
Read More »Iran Bans Import Purchase Orders Based On US Dollars
RFL/RE – An Iranian Central Bank official has said that Iran has banned processing of purchase orders for imports based on US dollar.
Read More »Iran Leader Calls Labor Unrest ‘Enemy Plot’ as Workers Protest Unpaid Wages
VOA – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reacted to an upsurge in labor unrest by labeling it a plot backed by the country’s enemies, echoing his response to anti-government protests last month. In recent weeks, Iranian workers protesting labor conditions have gone on strike at a steel-making company in Ahvaz and at the Haft Tapeh sugar cane plantation …
Read More »Iran’s currency crisis shakes Rouhani’s middle-class base
Al-Monitor – Barely over a month after economic grievances, mainly among the working class, sparked deadly protests across the country, fluctuations in the value of the Iranian currency — the rial — have generated grave disappointment with another key constituency. This time, the grievance chiefly stems from the pillar of President Hassan Rouhani’s voter base — namely, the middle class, …
Read More »Monthly Minimum Wage ‘Not Enough For 10 Days,’ Say Unions
RFL/RE – In a joint statement, five Iranian trade unions have lambasted the current monthly minimum wage as “not enough to cover a family’s living expenses for ten days,” and demanded an increase to 50 million rials (roughly $1,050), which they say is in line with internationally recognized cost of living calculations.
Read More »US curbs bid to take Iran off FATF financial blacklist
PayvandNews – The world’s financial watchdog has extended a waiver for punitive measures against Iran for another six months but refused to remove the country from its blacklist. The Paris-based the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had been weighing Tehran’s request for the lifting of so-called countermeasures for some time but a flurry of recent visits by a top US …
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