S&Y
13th October 2008, 23:00
he 1400 workers of Alborz Lastic, formerly Kian Tyre, have not been paid for the past six months. On 5 October hundreds of workers from the plant protested in front of the Labour Ministry in Tehran. They demanded their backpay and full nationalisation of the company. http://www.marxist.com/images/stories/iran/alborz-vezarat-kar1.jpg Alborz Lastic workers protested in front
of the Labour Ministry in Tehran
The workers of Alborz have been protesting and going on strike since April 2008. The authorities have dealt with them severely: bulldozing (http://www.iwsn.org/campaigns/alborz-tyre-12apr08.htm) their way into the factory to arrest the protesters and even trying to use the firefighters (http://www.iwsn.org/campaigns/alborz-firefighters-15apr08.htm) against them. The Alborz Lastic workers have nevertheless continued their struggle for their just rights.
of the Labour Ministry in Tehran
The workers of Alborz have been protesting and going on strike since April 2008. The authorities have dealt with them severely: bulldozing (http://www.iwsn.org/campaigns/alborz-tyre-12apr08.htm) their way into the factory to arrest the protesters and even trying to use the firefighters (http://www.iwsn.org/campaigns/alborz-firefighters-15apr08.htm) against them. The Alborz Lastic workers have nevertheless continued their struggle for their just rights.