{"id":20272,"date":"2016-04-30T18:02:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T17:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/iran-protests\/20272-iranian-workers-protest-for-their-rights-in-tehran"},"modified":"2023-01-16T05:04:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T04:04:04","slug":"iranian-workers-protest-for-their-rights-in-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iranian-workers-protest-for-their-rights-in-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian workers protest for their rights in Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"protest-400\" class=\" size-full wp-image-45800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/protest-400.jpg\" alt=\"protest-400\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/protest-400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/protest-400-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NCRI \u2013 Iranian workers protested on Saturday in central Tehran denouncing the detention of banned union activists and demanding labor rights currently denied to them by the mullahs\u2019 regime.<\/p>\n<p>The rally had been organized by the state-affiliated Worker\u2019s House, and there was a heavy police presence to ensure that the rally did not get out of hand. In the middle of the procession, however, large numbers of workers began to chant slogans against the regime and demanded freedom for political prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArrested workers must be freed,\u201d they chanted.<\/p>\n<p>They also held up banners with messages countering those that had been produced by the official state-affiliated body.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the banners of the anti-regime protesters read:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnemployment is the main source of vice.\u201d<br \/>\u201cWe demand job security. Temporary contracts must be terminated.\u201d<br \/>\u201cEmployment, security and sustenance are our inalienable rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was stated at the rally that many Iranian workers who toil for 15 hours a day are still unable to earn enough to feed their families. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &ndash; Iranian workers protested on Saturday in central Tehran denouncing the detention of banned union activists and demanding labor rights currently denied to them by the mullahs&rsquo; regime. 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