{"id":336774,"date":"2025-09-11T21:23:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336774"},"modified":"2025-09-11T21:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:23:47","slug":"irans-labor-uprising-4000-arak-workers-on-hunger-strike-exposing-regimes-systemic-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/irans-labor-uprising-4000-arak-workers-on-hunger-strike-exposing-regimes-systemic-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s Labor Uprising: 4,000 Arak Workers on Hunger Strike, Exposing Regime\u2019s Systemic Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Strike by Arak Aluminum workers \u2013 photo from archive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

A grave humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the industrial city of Arak, where a prolonged protest by 4,000 aluminum factory workers has reached a terrifying new stage. As of September 10, their strike entered its 44th day, with a significant number of workers escalating their protest to a “dry hunger strike,” refusing both food and water. The physical toll has been immediate and severe, with videos circulating on social media showing weakened workers being transported to hospitals, their bodies failing but their resolve intact.<\/p>\n

This desperate stand in Arak is not an isolated incident but a powerful symptom of a nationwide crisis fueled by the clerical regime’s systemic corruption<\/a> and economic plundering. As organized labor pushes back against oppression, tragic acts of individual despair, like the recent self-immolation of a young man in Shadegan, paint a harrowing picture of a nation at its breaking point.<\/p>\n

Arak: A Symbol of Unyielding Resistance<\/h2>\n

The workers at the Arak Aluminum company are protesting for their most basic rights: overdue wages and livable working conditions. Yet, in an extraordinary act of defiance, their strike is not a work stoppage. They continue to operate the production lines even as the hunger strike ravages their health. Reports from the factory describe workers so weakened they can barely stand, yet they remain at their posts, a testament to their commitment and a stark indictment of the regime’s neglect. One worker lamented, \u201cWe have to go to the hospital hungry! Workers are giving their lives, but the management offers no response.\u201d<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> News Alert
Over 4,000 workers at Arak Aluminum Plant entered day 43 of their strike on Wednesday, defying regime repression. Some have launched a dry hunger strike; several were hospitalized due to severe health issues. Protesters demand removal of the factory security\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/l9e4OLKFEH<\/a><\/p>\n

— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) September 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n