Strike and protests by the workers of the National Steel Industrial Group in Ahvaz
Message from our comrades at the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company, member of the International Labour Network of solidarity and struggle
Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Com
December 26, 2023: The fourth day of strike and protests by the workers of the National Steel Industrial Group in Ahvaz continued with slogans such as "The worker dies, but does not accept humiliation" and threats, prisons, no longer works".
According to the reports of Ahvaz National Steel Industrial Group workers, their demands include:
__Removing the ban on entering the company by suspended workers and the return to work of the previously fired workers.
__Harmonizing the wages of the workers with that of other steel companies, including Oxin Steel.
__ Complete and immediate implementation of the job classification plan.
__Full and secure contract for all Shafaq workers.
__ Dismissal of the corrupt CEO and expropriation of the ownership of the National Bank and the participation of the workers in the direction and management of the company
The use of threats and intimidation, the presence of the intelligence and security and forces, prohibiting the presence of about 40 protesting workers in the company, the suspension and dismissal of protesting workers, incompetent and corrupt management, anti-worker policies by those in positions of power, the destructive role of the National Bank,… are the obstacles and challenges facing the striking workers of the National Steel Industrial Group in Ahvaz.. But the unity of the workers, their determination and their independent organizations will make the path to achieving these demands smoother.
We salute the striking workers of Ahvaz Steel National Industrial Group
The path to the victory for workers is through unity and the organizations that are independent from employers and governments and all related institutions and security and intelligence forces such as the Islamic Labour Council and "Worker's House".