NCRI – A group of merchants and shopkeepers in Yazd, central Iran, held a gathering in Yazd Market on Thursday September 22 for the second consecutive day to protest against lack of security and the murder of a jeweler. According to the state-run Shirazeh website, the demonstrators closed their shops in Khan Market and protested against the security situation in the city while chanting some harsh slogans.
On Wednesday September 21, about 400 merchants had closed their shops and held a gathering at the same place.
Separately, the Tehran-North Freeway workers went on strike and refused to go to work to protest against not being paid during the past six months.
The workers say that they have gone on strike from Tuesday September 20, demanding their overdue salaries to be paid.
The workers stress that despite having to work inside a tunnel with a huge amount of dust, their job is not subject to the Law on Hazardous and Harmful Jobs which has led to their bad situation.