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Source: Dubai – Arabic.net
On Monday, in Kerman, southeast Iran, coal miners continue their strike in protest against privatization.
A video clip, published by Iran International, showed the protests of the workers despite the outbreak of the crown in all the provinces of Iran.
Workers gathered # Coal mines Al-Hajri, in Kerman, southeast # IranOn the seventh day of his strike, today Monday, to protest against privatization. Workers say they are concerned about their job security and living conditions. pic.twitter.com/o3tsuDujpF
– Iran International-Arab (@IranIntl_Ar) May 11, 2020
The workers, according to Iran International, say they are concerned about their job security and living conditions.
A week ago, following the Iranian government’s decision to sell the Kerman Coal Company shares to the private sector, 3,000 workers in 3 cities went on strike at the same time.
Around 3,000 workers in the Kerman coal coal tunnels had stopped working since April 20 in 3 cities: Raur, Cochin and Zirand, and protested in front of the offices of the Imams on Friday, representatives of the Iranian guide, Ali Khamenei, and the Qaqamakiya building. The workers also announced that they were protesting the decision to sell the company’s shares to the private sector.
According to the “Ilna” news agency, in the city of Rauer, even though the workers gathered and asked to meet with Friday’s imam Ali Tuyserkani, his office did not allow him to meet him on the pretext of suffering a problem. health, and a deputy met with workers.
One of Iran’s coal workers.
Meanwhile, the protesting workers announced their intention to continue meeting in front of the District Commissioner’s office. In the cities of Kohban and Zirand, protesting workers gathered outside the Imami Friday office.
The agency “Ilna” quoted the workers as saying that the company executives intend to offer 45 percent of their shares on the stock exchange, as well as referring workers to unemployment insurance to cut costs in days. holidays.
The protests and worker meetings in Kerman come at a time when workers still work in many of the country’s mines, despite warnings from health officials about the danger of a crown outbreak.
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