The fifth day of protest rallies in Mahshahr Petrochemical, and the continuation of protests by formal workers of various centers
Today, September 23, the protests of the workers working in the Mahshahr Petrochemical Terminals and oil reservoirs Company to pursue their unanswered demands entered the fifth day. About 300 to 400 workers working in this company do the main work of loading chemicals from the ships’ tanks at the dock. Their announced demands include: implementing the transformation of their employment status in accordance with the neighboring companies, implementing the job classification plan for contract workers, paying Petrokart, paying productivity bonus deductions along with the arrears of 2023 and 2024 for overtime. These workers also demand payment of their insurance claims, which are not paid on time in some months of the year.
According to the reports published on this day, official oil workers gathered in different centers and expressed their protest against the government’s livelihood attacks. These protests were held in centers such as South Pars Gas Complex in Asalouye region, Continental Plateau Iran Oil Company in Lavan Bushehr operational area, Fajr Jam Gas Refining Company, Pars Kangan Oil and Gas Company (site 2), POGC’s 40 platforms and in Nasr operational platform in Siri region. became
The immediate demands announced by the official oil workers are: complete removal of the salary cap, removal of the limitation of retirement years, return of excess tax deductions, full implementation of Article 10 and payment of back pay and non-encroachment on the pension fund of oil workers, segregation of jobs in operational areas, and refund of excess tax Deducted.
Protests are widespread in various sectors of the oil industry in this key labor center. Support the struggles of these workers.