Iranian Worker Strikes. Labor Strikes and Worke
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Iranian Worker Strikes.
Labor Strikes and Worker Protests Erupt Across Iran: ‘This is Slavery’
Workers turn against not only employers but also the government, over inflation, unpaid wages and failed promises of the nuclear deal
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Workers turn against not only employers but also the government, over inflation, unpaid wages and failed promises of the nuclear deal. The strain would likely only worsen if President Donald Trump decides in the coming week to pull the U.S. out of the agreement.
Protests in December and January spread among university students and workers, swelling into Iran’s largest demonstrations since 2009.
Teachers went on strike in central Iran’s city of Yazd. Steelworkers and hospital staff walked off the job in the southwest city of Ahvaz. Railway employees protested near Tabriz. And a bus drivers union in Tehran battled the private companies that control many city routes.
These were among the hundreds of recent outbreaks of labor unrest in Iran, an indication of deepening discord over the nation’s economic troubles. Workers are turning not only against their employers but also Iran’s government, piling pressure on leaders who promised but failed to deliver better times in the two years since economic sanctions were lifted in the nuclear deal.
The strain would likely only worsen if President Donald Trump decides to pull the U.S. out of the deal. He has said he would announce a decision by Saturday, and such a move would return sanctions to an Iranian economy already on the ropes.
Iran's Workplace Troubles
The removal of sanctions in the 2015 nuclear deal helped Iran's economy. But slowed growth, inflation, high unemployment and a weak currency have fueled worker discontent this year.
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