HRANA News Agency – Mayor of Behbahan announced that a number of city council workers are on strike because of being unpaid for months.
“Because of blockage of council accounts, the workers’ wages has not been paid and they ask at least two months’ salary to stop the strike and go back to work.” Aghamiri said to Mehr. Continue reading “Municipal workers of Behbahan on strike”
HRANA News Agency – The workers forum of Qazvin published an open letter to Ali Rabei -Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare – at his first visit to Qazvin province.
Ilna reports that the workers forum of Qazvin in this letter mentioned that Qazvin, which is an industrial area, have 3200 industrial unit but (in the most optimistic way), 50% of them are already closed down or about to close and half of them are working under their production capacity. Continue reading “The workers of critical units in Qazvin demanding their unpaid wages”
HRANA News Agency – The human rights sources report that two labor activists are arrested and one more summoned.
According to the report of Human Rights reporters committee, Mohammad Ali Javanmardi and Reza Tamimi, workers of one of the Abadan sub refinery have been arrested on November 12. Continue reading “Three labor activists summoned and arrested”
HRANA News Agency – Bukan’s cement factory in West Azerbaijan province, is shut won due to running out of fuel and 500 workers are unemployed.
According to a report by Zariyan, Mohammad Reza Ehsanfar, Cement Industry Employers Association board member, said: “The law to specify the oil with the price of 70 Thomans to cement factories is not issued yet.” Continue reading “Bukan cement factory shut down”
HRANA News Agency – Although the doctors have recommended Reza Shahabi to be under hydrotherapy and physiotherapy the authorities do not allow him to go on a medical furlough.
This labor rights activist’s wife told to HRANA: “Reza Shahabi was moved to Tajrish hospital on Wednesday October 2nd and was returned to prison afterwards. The doctors recommended him not to be operated now.” Continue reading “Reza Shahabi is denied medical furlough”
HRANA News Agency – 300 workers who work for Yasouj municipality have not been paid their wages for months as the employers related to the municipality did not deposit the money.
Alireza Jannati the head of Yasouj labor house told ILNA “totally there are 300 workers in city embellishment section which 200 of them work for Tariq Karan Kavir company and the rest for five different companies such as Kavir Karan abd Armaghan Javid.” Continue reading “300 workers have not received their wages since 7-11 months ago”
HRANA News Agency – After being tried once more, Shahrokh Zamani has been sentenced to another six months in prison.
According to the report of committee to support Shahrokh Zamani, this labor activist who was sentenced to 11 years in prison on charge of establishing the socialistic group and propagating against the regime, was transferred to branch 2 of Tabriz revolutionary court to be tried once more on charge of insulting on the Supreme Leader. Continue reading “Shahrokh Zamani is sentenced to another six months in prison”
HRANA News Agency – There are 180 tea factories in north of Iran 100 of which have been shut down and the other 80 are functioning part time.
Parviz Shabani the vice-chair of the tea farmers union told ILNA “Unfortunately the main reasons affected the tea factories are lack of support by the officials and huge amount of illegal smuggled tea.” Continue reading “One hundred tea factories are completely shut down”
HRANA News Agency – The envoy of contracted employers of Lovashan cement factory announced dismissal of 76 employees who were employed by Khoshaiand Khazar company.
Seyyed Nouri Mir Babaie clarified that Khoshaiand Kahazar company which is a company under the admission of Lovashan cement factory dismissed 76 employees to reduce the costs and managing the finances. Continue reading “76 employees of Lovashan cement factory have been dismissed”
HRANA News Agency – Reza Shahabi who is suffering from back and neck ache and blood pressure is not allowed to go to medical furlough by the authorities.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Reza Shahabi, the member of syndicate of workers of Tehran and suburbs bus drivers’ board who is is ward 350 of Evin prison is suffering from back and neck pain and high blood pressure. Continue reading “Reza Shahabi is in critical health condition”
