NCRI – 1,000 workers of two textile factories, Farnakh and Mahnakh, walked out over their unpaid salaries, reported the state-run news agency ILNA on Sunday. The two are located on the International Qazvin Highway, 165 kilometer northwest of Tehran.
"The workers blocked the highway and burned used tires to get the attention of travelers," said one of the workers to ILNA.
However, the government appointed management did not pay any attention to workers protests of textile factories and said that the workers will be paid next year.
Hundreds of workshops and factories went on strike over payments in the past year. Factories such as Haft-Tapeh sugar cane mill, Kiyan-Tire making car tires, Iran Khodro car manufacturer are some of the biggest with tens of thousands of workers.
In the past decade, most of Iran's factories have been privatized by the mullahs' regime opening the doors to even more suppressive measures against the Iranian workforce. The new managements were appointed by the government without adequate protection for workers and their families who make the most venerable part of the population.