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Source: Persian2English
April 5, 2010
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According to the Islamic Republic Daily, approximately 150 textile factory workers in the province of Ardabil (northwest Iran) gathered in front of the governor’s office to protest seven months of unpaid wages.
The textile factory began operation as part of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s pre-election economy agenda (as part of his campaign). The factory was supposed to produce profits in a short time and employ approximately five thousand workers. However, the factory has cut the number of employees down by 15% and wages have remained unpaid.
[...] Workers from the Sabalan Parche textile factory in northern Iran began striking and protesting in front of the governor’s office. They have been working for seven months without pay. This is just the most recent protest from the labor community. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during the election campaign, had promised that the factory would employ over 5,000 workers at high wages, but the amount of workers have been cut dramatically and the workers have gone unpaid. [...]