Today, October 15, the workers of the third pillars of oil in the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth refineries of the South Pars gas complex stopped work and pursued their unanswered demands by holding rallies and chanting protest slogans.
According to the report published by the Council for Organizing Protests of Unofficial Oil Workers (Third pillars) since yesterday, with the strike of formal workers who refused to issue permits (permits to work in the operational areas of refineries) as a protest, the workers of the third pillars also coordinated their protests with them and stopped working in solidarity with them. In the refineries where the gatherings of these workers were prevented, their protest turned into a complete shutdown.
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Formal oil workers’ protests
According to reports published on October 14, the formal workers in the oil-rich areas of the south, gathered in various oil centres in continuation of their “protest Mondays” and pursued their stated demands. The centres where these workers gathered today were: official workers of SPGC South Pars Gas Complex, – Pars Oil and Gas, 40 platforms of POGC, – Pars Oil and Gas Company, Asalouyeh (site 1), – Pars Oil and Gas Company, Kangan (site 2). , Fajr Gas Refinery, Jam, and Nasr operational platform in Siri region. These are some of the main oil producing centres in Iran.
The formal workers of Fajr Jam Gas Refinery began a march and raised their voice in protest, demanding an increase in wages.
The main demands of the formal oil workers are: complete removal of the salary cap, removal of the limitation of benefits of the retirement years, return of excess tax deductions, full implementation of Article 10 and payment of back pay and non-interference of the state institutions with the employees’ pension fund.
The oil workers’ protests are widespread in Iran and involves most sections of the oil.