{"id":211038,"date":"2018-11-24T07:26:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T07:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211038-iran-news-in-brief-november-19-2018"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:48:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:48:41","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-november-19-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-19-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran news in brief, November 19, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran news in brief, November 19, 2018\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_uvtLeelAHE8\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuvtLeelAHE8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uvtLeelAHE8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M40S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-11-19T14:37:54Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_uvtLeelAHE8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuvtLeelAHE8%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran news in brief, November 19, 2018<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uvtLeelAHE8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FuvtLeelAHE8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran news in brief, November 19, 2018\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran news in brief, November 19, 2018 19 Iran Sugar Mill Labor Activists Detained on 14th Day of Workers\u2019 Strike On Sunday November 18, the protest of the brave workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane was held on the fourteenth day of their strike, with extensive support from marketers, teachers, workers&#039; families, and students from the city of Shush. Meanwhile, the courageous Ahvaz Steel workers continued their strike for the second week in protest to non-payment of their four months&#039; salaries and benefits, and expressed their solidarity with the workers of Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane factory. On the protest rally from the factory to the regime&#039;s governorate in Ahvaz, they chanted: \u201cNo nation has ever seen this much injustice; The premier and the governor, are collaborators of this mafia; Haft Tappeh Sugar cane, we are present and we stand together; our country is a thief house; it is exemplary in the world; the worker dies, he does not accept humiliation.\u201d The Haft Tappeh Sugar Mill Workers\u2019 Union said that 19 workers were detained, identifying them by name. In a statement issued today, the Union also said that the labor activists were detained after the peaceful protests on their way back to the company. Strikes by Merchants Flares up Again in Tabriz On Saturday, the merchants of Tabriz went on strike again, closing down their shops and refusing to open for business. Shops in Tarbiat Street, the fruits and vegetables market, as well as other parts of the city\u2019s bazaar were closed in protest to high prices, shortage of goods and deteriorating economic conditions. In the past months, merchants in different cities have intermittently went on strike in protest to the Iranian regime\u2019s corruption, its mishandling of the country\u2019s economy and the nosedive of the value of rial, Iran\u2019s national currency. Female Teacher, Activist Among Detainees of Nationwide Strike in Iran The Coordinating Council of Iranian Educators\u2019 Guild Organization has announced that 12 teachers have been arrested so far. A female teacher named Ms. Vaezi from Shiraz and Fatemeh Bahmani, a female activist from Arak, are among the teachers arrested and detained during the strike and the sit-in of teachers in various cities across Iran. According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Educators\u2019 Guild Organization, 12 teachers were arrested, 30 teacher activists were summoned and interrogated, and over 50 threatening messages were sent to protesting teachers. Women Carpet Weavers Receive Only 380,000 Toumans a Month Women carpet weavers in the surrounding villages of Kerman weave expensive carpets with more than 18 hours of daily work. However, from an 11-million-touman worth carpet, women carpet weavers receive a monthly salary of only 380,000 toumans. Rural women do not have any capital. Therefore, they cannot procure raw material for carpet production. This leads these rural women carpet weavers to work for profiteers in exchange for the purchase of raw materials. 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On the protest rally from the factory to the regime&#039;s governorate in Ahvaz, they chanted: \u201cNo nation has ever seen this much injustice; The premier and the governor, are collaborators of this mafia; Haft Tappeh Sugar cane, we are present and we stand together; our country is a thief house; it is exemplary in the world; the worker dies, he does not accept humiliation.\u201dThe Haft Tappeh Sugar Mill Workers\u2019 Union said that 19 workers were detained, identifying them by name.In a statement issued today, the Union also said that the labor activists were detained after the peaceful protests on their way back to the company. Strikes by Merchants Flares up Again in Tabriz On Saturday, the merchants of Tabriz went on strike again, closing down their shops and refusing to open for business. 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A female teacher named Ms. Vaezi from Shiraz and Fatemeh Bahmani, a female activist from Arak, are among the teachers arrested and detained during the strike and the sit-in of teachers in various cities across Iran.According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Educators\u2019 Guild Organization, 12 teachers were arrested, 30 teacher activists were summoned and interrogated, and over 50 threatening messages were sent to protesting teachers.Women Carpet Weavers Receive Only 380,000 Toumans a MonthWomen carpet weavers in the surrounding villages of Kerman weave expensive carpets with more than 18 hours of daily work. However, from an 11-million-touman worth carpet, women carpet weavers receive a monthly salary of only 380,000 toumans.Rural women do not have any capital. Therefore, they cannot procure raw material for carpet production. 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A female teacher named Ms. Vaezi from Shiraz and Fatemeh Bahmani, a female activist from Arak, are among the teachers arrested and detained during the strike and the sit-in of teachers in various cities across Iran.According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Educators\u2019 Guild Organization, 12 teachers were arrested, 30 teacher activists were summoned and interrogated, and over 50 threatening messages were sent to protesting teachers.Women Carpet Weavers Receive Only 380,000 Toumans a MonthWomen carpet weavers in the surrounding villages of Kerman weave expensive carpets with more than 18 hours of daily work. However, from an 11-million-touman worth carpet, women carpet weavers receive a monthly salary of only 380,000 toumans.Rural women do not have any capital. Therefore, they cannot procure raw material for carpet production. 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Shops in Tarbiat Street, the fruits and vegetables market, as well as other parts of the city\u2019s bazaar were closed in protest to high prices, shortage of goods and deteriorating economic conditions.In the past months, merchants in different cities have intermittently went on strike in protest to the Iranian regime\u2019s corruption, its mishandling of the country\u2019s economy and the nosedive of the value of rial, Iran\u2019s national currency.Female Teacher, Activist Among Detainees of Nationwide Strike in IranThe Coordinating Council of Iranian Educators\u2019 Guild Organization has announced that 12 teachers have been arrested so far. A female teacher named Ms. Vaezi from Shiraz and Fatemeh Bahmani, a female activist from Arak, are among the teachers arrested and detained during the strike and the sit-in of teachers in various cities across Iran.According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Educators\u2019 Guild Organization, 12 teachers were arrested, 30 teacher activists were summoned and interrogated, and over 50 threatening messages were sent to protesting teachers.Women Carpet Weavers Receive Only 380,000 Toumans a MonthWomen carpet weavers in the surrounding villages of Kerman weave expensive carpets with more than 18 hours of daily work. However, from an 11-million-touman worth carpet, women carpet weavers receive a monthly salary of only 380,000 toumans.Rural women do not have any capital. Therefore, they cannot procure raw material for carpet production. This leads these rural women carpet weavers to work for profiteers in exchange for the purchase of raw materials.That is why women prefer working at workshops and factories with a wage of 950,000 toumans instead of working at home. This is even lower than the minimum wage set by the Ministry of Labor.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-19-2018\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-11-24T07:26:57+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:48:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":402,"height":100,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-19-2018\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-19-2018\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran news in brief, November 19, 2018","datePublished":"2018-11-24T07:26:57+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:48:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-19-2018\/"},"wordCount":12,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"keywords":["save"],"articleSection":["Multimedia: Iran news in brief"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-19-2018\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/iran-news-in-brief\/iran-news-in-brief-november-19-2018\/","name":"Iran news in brief, November 19, 2018 - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-11-24T07:26:57+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:48:41+00:00","description":"Iran news in brief, November 19, 201819 Iran Sugar Mill Labor Activists Detained on 14th Day of Workers\u2019 Strike On Sunday November 18, the protest of the brave workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane was held on the fourteenth day of their strike, with extensive support from marketers, teachers, workers' families, and students from the city of Shush.Meanwhile, the courageous Ahvaz Steel workers continued their strike for the second week in protest to non-payment of their four months' salaries and benefits, and expressed their solidarity with the workers of Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane factory. On the protest rally from the factory to the regime's governorate in Ahvaz, they chanted: \u201cNo nation has ever seen this much injustice; The premier and the governor, are collaborators of this mafia; Haft Tappeh Sugar cane, we are present and we stand together; our country is a thief house; it is exemplary in the world; the worker dies, he does not accept humiliation.\u201dThe Haft Tappeh Sugar Mill Workers\u2019 Union said that 19 workers were detained, identifying them by name.In a statement issued today, the Union also said that the labor activists were detained after the peaceful protests on their way back to the company. Strikes by Merchants Flares up Again in Tabriz On Saturday, the merchants of Tabriz went on strike again, closing down their shops and refusing to open for business. Shops in Tarbiat Street, the fruits and vegetables market, as well as other parts of the city\u2019s bazaar were closed in protest to high prices, shortage of goods and deteriorating economic conditions.In the past months, merchants in different cities have intermittently went on strike in protest to the Iranian regime\u2019s corruption, its mishandling of the country\u2019s economy and the nosedive of the value of rial, Iran\u2019s national currency.Female Teacher, Activist Among Detainees of Nationwide Strike in IranThe Coordinating Council of Iranian Educators\u2019 Guild Organization has announced that 12 teachers have been arrested so far. A female teacher named Ms. Vaezi from Shiraz and Fatemeh Bahmani, a female activist from Arak, are among the teachers arrested and detained during the strike and the sit-in of teachers in various cities across Iran.According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Educators\u2019 Guild Organization, 12 teachers were arrested, 30 teacher activists were summoned and interrogated, and over 50 threatening messages were sent to protesting teachers.Women Carpet Weavers Receive Only 380,000 Toumans a MonthWomen carpet weavers in the surrounding villages of Kerman weave expensive carpets with more than 18 hours of daily work. However, from an 11-million-touman worth carpet, women carpet weavers receive a monthly salary of only 380,000 toumans.Rural women do not have any capital. Therefore, they cannot procure raw material for carpet production. This leads these rural women carpet weavers to work for profiteers in exchange for the purchase of raw materials.That is why women prefer working at workshops and factories with a wage of 950,000 toumans instead of working at home. 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