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HUNDREDS of workers at a major petrochemical factory in southern Iran continued a walkout in a long-running dispute over conditions, as anti-government protests continued today.
Pressure is mounting on the government over its handling of the deepening economic crisis and its violent suppression of nationwide demonstrations.
The Free Trade Union of Iranian Workers says that the strike started last week at the Bandar Imam Khomeini Petrochemical Complex in Khuzestan province.
The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (Codir) cautiously welcomes the ceasefire, but remains suspicious of US and Israeli intentions
With attacks on industry, healthcare and education intensifying, JAMSHID AHMADI warns of a deliberate drive to cripple Iran and calls for urgent global action
The Bill addresses some exploitation but leaves trade unions heavily regulated, most workers without collective bargaining coverage, and fails to tackle the balance of power that enables constant mutation of bad practice, write KEITH EWING and LORD JOHN HENDY KC
The Islamic Republic is attempting to deflect from its own failures with a scapegoating campaign against vulnerable and impoverished migrants, writes JAMSHID AHMADI