Iranian labour fights back!

* Another 600 workers of Mahshahr Industrial Complex have signed the $550.00 minimum wage petition. This petition is still being signed and circulated among workers of different work sites.

* Recently, Iran Khodro workers passed a resolution which, among others, demanded a minimum wage of not less than $550.00 per month, return of dismissed co-workers, a decent and adequate retirement pension plan, a safe workplace, job security and an end to contract work.

* On August 3rd and 4th a letter signed by workers of 10 different workplaces condemned the suppression of the protests of the people of Kurdistan by the Islamic regime of Iran, and supported their struggle. These workplaces are as follows: Tabriz Refinery, Esfahan Refinery, Tractor Makers of Tabriz, Tabriz Petrochemical, Petrochemical Complex of Arak, Razi Petrochemical of Mahshahr, Mahshahr Petrochemical of Bandar-e Imam, Uremia City Drivers, City Workers of Mahshahr, and City Workers of Abadan.

* Following the tragic death of 2 workers on the job in the city of Kermanshah on August 20th, 150 members of Kermanshah Electricians and Metalworkers Union signed a petition demanding a safe workplace and that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs pay these 2 deceased workers' families an adequate compensation, as well as a monthly pension of not less than $550.00.

* Following a 50-day strike by 2,000 Textile workers of Kashan, workers succeeded in getting back a portion of their unpaid wages. During this strike, hundreds of workers marched from Kashan to Tehran to highlight their situation and demand immediate action.

These are just some of the hundreds of struggles that have taken place in the last few weeks in the various workplaces in Iran.