Category Archives: Workers’ struggles

Appeals Court approves six-year sentence of Esmail Abdi, teachers’ leader

Branch 36 of the Tehran Appeals Court has approved the six-year sentence of Esmail Abdi, General Secretary of the Teachers’ Trade Association (TTA).Esmail Abdi Continue reading

‘Peace dividend’ for Iranian workers?

For many decades the Iranian regime has justified its repression of workers’ rights (as well as women, national and religious minorities, the youth, the disabled, LGBTQ people, writers, artists and the vast majority of the population) because of war, military skirmishes, diplomatic disputes and so on. Continue reading

Ahvaz Sugar workers’ protest ends

The Ahvaz Sugar factory workers suspended their one-day-old protest until next week after Khuzestan province officials promise to follow-up their demands.

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Siebzehn Goldgräber in Agh Darreh ausgepeitscht!

Siebzehn Goldgräber wurden im nordwestlichen Iran nach Protesten gegen Massenentlassung ausgepeitscht.

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Seventeen Agh Darreh Gold Miners Flogged!

Seventeen gold miners were flogged in north-western Iran after protesting against mass sackings.

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Support Iran’s resurgent workers

Since the nuclear deal between the Iranian regime and the imperialist powers was signed in July 2015 trade and diplomatic relations with the European powers have taken off. Deals signed so far are already worth billions of euros, including one for 118 Airbuses (€25bn). Now even the Americans are keen to trade with Iran’s dictatorship. Oil and gas, automotive, aerospace and companies from many other industries are planning to export and even start production in Iran. For example, Chevrolets are already being exported to Iran and General Motors is also planning to re-start the Chevrolet joint venture in Iran.

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Protest by 800 Almahdi Aluminium Complex workers continues into third day

Around 800 workers of the Almahdi Aluminium Complex in Bandar Abbas, a port on the Gulf coast, continued into its third day. Continue reading