The Fourth Day of Strike by Project Workers in Iran’s Oil and Gas Sector

 

On Monday, April 24, the strike of project workers in oil, gas, petrochemical, power plants, steel industries, and copper mines, which had started on Friday, April 21, entered its fourth day and had spread to 97 centers industrial companies in 32 cities in 12 provinces.

 

The disadvantaged workers of these industrial sectors, which are mainly under the control of the Revolutionary Guards and the Khamenei-affiliated mafia, had stopped working in protest against the low level of wages, non-payment of wages and benefits, grueling working conditions, and lack of attention to their demands.

 

April 24 – Shadegan, southwest #Iran
More footage of contract workers at a steel plant on strike, protesting their officials' refusal to increase their salaries.#IranProtests pic.twitter.com/BXNFatFQ9u

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 24, 2023

 

These strikes included cities such as Ardabil, Dehlran, Isfahan, Assaluyeh, Kangan, Bushehr, Jam, Lordegan, Hafshejan, Abadan, Bandar Mahshahr, Dasht Azadegan, Shadegan, Chabahar, Shiraz, Neyriz, Lamard, Sirjan, Kerman, Baft, Shahrbabak, Gachsaran, Jask, Lavan Island, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Parsian, Yazd, and Bahabad.

 

April 24 – Karaj, west of Tehran, #Iran
Retirees of the state communications company are protesting and demanding regime officials address their issues and dilemmas.#IranProtestspic.twitter.com/CDj79rC97Z

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 24, 2023

 

On the same day, social security pensioners in Shush and Kurdistan Medical Sciences nurses and medical staff in Sanandaj gathered and marched in protest against poverty, high prices, and the looting of their wages.

 

 

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