Protests and gatherings of formal oil workers in Bahrgansar and Aghajari and Lawan Oil and Gas Exploitation Company has started
Today, July 24, formal oil workers gathered and protested in Bahrgansar oil platform and Aghajari Oil and Gas Exploitation Company in continuation of their one-year protests. As we previously reported, yesterday, this section of workers from the southern oil-rich regions had a large gathering in Ahvaz, and at the same time, these workers gathered in Fajr Gas Company and South Pars Special Economic Zone in Asaluyeh.
The main demands of these workers are dismissal of incompetent and corrupt officials, removal of the salary cap, removal of the limitation of retirement pays, full implementation of Article 10 and payment of back pay of Article 1, non-separation of the three operational jobs and revision of the pension fund statute.
The strikes of 24,000 oil project workers also continue with three urgent demands: 14 days of work, 14 days of rest, the removal of contractors and an increase in salaries and other stated demands.
Massive protests in oil and gas centres have directly affected the protest atmosphere of the labour movement and the entire society and have attracted the attention of all people in Iran.