Formal workers of Aghajari Oil and Gas Company and gatherings in different oil companies
On Monday, November 6, as well as the previous day, the formal oil workers, working in the Aghajari Oil and Gas Exploitation Company, gathered in protest against the government’s livelihood attacks and non-response to their demands. The workers of this company have been protesting every day. Yesterday, the formal oil workers working in the Southern Oil Regions Company located in Ahvaz, Falat Ghareh in Khark Island, and the Falat Ghahreh in Siri region held a protest rally. The formal workers of different oil regions have announced Sunday, Monday and Tuesday as their fixed protest days until their demands are met.
On the other hand, today, 150 workers of Chah Bahar Petrochemical Company went on strike to protest the non-payment of their wages for more than 5 months by stopping work and preventing engineers from entering the company due to non-payment of their five-month arrears. Mass protests in oil are the basis for the nationwide protests in this key economic centre. These protests have a direct and positive effect on the balance of power and the strengthening of workers movement at the community level.
In this regard, seven organizations of workers, pensioners and women’s rights organizations declared their support for the oil workers’ protests in a statement published yesterday November 5th. The protesting workers need solidarity and support by all workers and humanitarian organisations.