{"id":211056,"date":"2018-12-01T10:26:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T10:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211056-iran-20th-consecutive-day-of-protests-by-workers-of-haft-tapeh-sugar-mill"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:48:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:48:37","slug":"iran-20th-consecutive-day-of-protests-by-workers-of-haft-tapeh-sugar-mill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-20th-consecutive-day-of-protests-by-workers-of-haft-tapeh-sugar-mill\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran 20th consecutive day of protests by workers of Haft Tapeh sugar mill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran 20th consecutive day of protests by workers of Haft Tapeh sugar mill\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_M_S3bDZdG54\" 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%2FM_S3bDZdG54%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M_S3bDZdG54\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT53S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-11-24T10:19:47Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_M_S3bDZdG54\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FM_S3bDZdG54%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran 20th consecutive day of protests by workers of Haft Tapeh sugar mill<\/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\/M_S3bDZdG54\" 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%2FM_S3bDZdG54%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran 20th consecutive day of protests by workers of Haft Tapeh sugar mill\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran: 20th consecutive day of protests by workers of Haft Tapeh sugar mill Iran, November 24, 2018 - On Saturday morning, Shush, a city in Iran\u2019s Khuzestan province, saw the 20th consecutive day of strikes and protests by the workers of Haft Tapeh sugarcane factory. The workers began their strike three weeks ago, demanding their salaries, unpaid for months, and the removal of private owners who have pushed Haft Tapeh, the largest sugar mill in Iran, toward bankruptcy. After Iranian regime security forces arrested several of the protesters, the workers added the release of their colleagues at the top of their list of demands. On Saturday, the protesting workers of Haft Tapeh were shouting, \u201cImprisoned workers must be freed.\u201d Under the pressure of mounting protests and tensions, as well as growing national and international support for the workers of Haft Tapeh, the Iranian regime was forced to release most detained workers, but continues to hold Esmail Bakhshi, one of the leading voices of the workers, and Sepideh Ghalyan, a civil rights activist, in custody. The workers were also chanting, \u201cEven if we die, we will not back down from our salaries.\u201d Many of the workers who are the sole breadwinners for their families have not received their wages for several months. In their demonstration, the workers were calling on the citizens of Shush to join them in their protests. In previous days, many teachers and students participated in the protests. Merchants closed down their shops and joined the demonstrations. Taxi drivers gave free rides to the workers of Haft Tapeh. Other families prepared food and lunch for the protesters. There\u2019s a growing feeling of solidarity with the workers of Haft Tapeh, who have risen for their most basic rights, and the Iranian regime is becoming increasingly afraid of the situation spinning out of its control. 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The workers began their strike three weeks ago, demanding their salaries, unpaid for months, and the removal of private owners who have pushed Haft Tapeh, the largest sugar mill in Iran, toward bankruptcy. After Iranian regime security forces arrested several of the protesters, the workers added the release of their colleagues at the top of their list of demands. 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The workers began their strike three weeks ago, demanding their salaries, unpaid for months, and the removal of private owners who have pushed Haft Tapeh, the largest sugar mill in Iran, toward bankruptcy. After Iranian regime security forces arrested several of the protesters, the workers added the release of their colleagues at the top of their list of demands. 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Other families prepared food and lunch for the protesters. There\u2019s a growing feeling of solidarity with the workers of Haft Tapeh, who have risen for their most basic rights, and the Iranian regime is becoming increasingly afraid of the situation spinning out of its control.The workers are also calling for the ouster of regime-linked private owners of the company who are endangering the future of the factory and its thousands of workers through mismanagement and corrupt policies. \u201cNo to Rostami, no to Beigi, nationalize the company,\u201d the workers were shouting, referring to the names of the private owners.Yesterday, the workers of Haft Tapeh held their protests despite heavy rain. Also, a group of the protesters attended the Friday prayers of Shush to protest for their rights. In their hands, the workers were holding banners demanding the freedom of their jailed colleagues.Since they began their protests, the workers of Haft Tapeh have earned increasing support from different communities across Iran. Yesterday, groups of people from Tehran, Damavand and Sanandaj declared their solidarity with the workers of Haft Tapeh and voiced their support for their demands.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-20th-consecutive-day-of-protests-by-workers-of-haft-tapeh-sugar-mill\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2018-12-01T10:26:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:48:37+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\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-20th-consecutive-day-of-protests-by-workers-of-haft-tapeh-sugar-mill\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-20th-consecutive-day-of-protests-by-workers-of-haft-tapeh-sugar-mill\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran 20th consecutive day of protests by workers of Haft Tapeh sugar mill","datePublished":"2018-12-01T10:26:28+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:48:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-20th-consecutive-day-of-protests-by-workers-of-haft-tapeh-sugar-mill\/"},"wordCount":22,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"keywords":["save"],"articleSection":["Multimedia Iran Protests"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-20th-consecutive-day-of-protests-by-workers-of-haft-tapeh-sugar-mill\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-20th-consecutive-day-of-protests-by-workers-of-haft-tapeh-sugar-mill\/","name":"Iran 20th consecutive day of protests by workers of Haft Tapeh sugar mill - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-12-01T10:26:28+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:48:37+00:00","description":"Iran: 20th consecutive day of protests by workers of Haft Tapeh sugar millIran, November 24, 2018 - On Saturday morning, Shush, a city in Iran\u2019s Khuzestan province, saw the 20th consecutive day of strikes and protests by the workers of Haft Tapeh sugarcane factory. The workers began their strike three weeks ago, demanding their salaries, unpaid for months, and the removal of private owners who have pushed Haft Tapeh, the largest sugar mill in Iran, toward bankruptcy. After Iranian regime security forces arrested several of the protesters, the workers added the release of their colleagues at the top of their list of demands. On Saturday, the protesting workers of Haft Tapeh were shouting, \u201cImprisoned workers must be freed.\u201dUnder the pressure of mounting protests and tensions, as well as growing national and international support for the workers of Haft Tapeh, the Iranian regime was forced to release most detained workers, but continues to hold Esmail Bakhshi, one of the leading voices of the workers, and Sepideh Ghalyan, a civil rights activist, in custody.The workers were also chanting, \u201cEven if we die, we will not back down from our salaries.\u201d Many of the workers who are the sole breadwinners for their families have not received their wages for several months.In their demonstration, the workers were calling on the citizens of Shush to join them in their protests. In previous days, many teachers and students participated in the protests. Merchants closed down their shops and joined the demonstrations. Taxi drivers gave free rides to the workers of Haft Tapeh. Other families prepared food and lunch for the protesters. There\u2019s a growing feeling of solidarity with the workers of Haft Tapeh, who have risen for their most basic rights, and the Iranian regime is becoming increasingly afraid of the situation spinning out of its control.The workers are also calling for the ouster of regime-linked private owners of the company who are endangering the future of the factory and its thousands of workers through mismanagement and corrupt policies. \u201cNo to Rostami, no to Beigi, nationalize the company,\u201d the workers were shouting, referring to the names of the private owners.Yesterday, the workers of Haft Tapeh held their protests despite heavy rain. Also, a group of the protesters attended the Friday prayers of Shush to protest for their rights. In their hands, the workers were holding banners demanding the freedom of their jailed colleagues.Since they began their protests, the workers of Haft Tapeh have earned increasing support from different communities across Iran. 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