{"id":768,"date":"2005-12-25T07:35:16","date_gmt":"2005-12-25T07:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/iran-protests\/768-iran-bus-drivers-gone-on-strike-in-capital"},"modified":"2023-01-12T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T12:06:37","slug":"iran-bus-drivers-gone-on-strike-in-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-bus-drivers-gone-on-strike-in-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Bus drivers gone on strike in capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"tehran-teraffic\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-28144\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2005\/12\/tehran-teraffic.jpg\" \/>NCRI &#8211; Bus drivers in the Iranian capital, Tehran, went on strike today to protest against their wages and conditions of work, as they had warned earlier. <\/p>\n<p>  The drivers have been calling for improvement of their working conditions and higher wages to meet with rising inflation but their demands have been refused by the clerical regime. <\/p>\n<p>  Today&rsquo;s strike has brought further chaos to the streets of capital making it even more difficult for commuters to move around in the city.<br \/>  A few months ago, public transport workers in Tehran drove with their vehicles lights on to protest at their low wages. Their leaders were arrested at the time.<br \/> &quot;We simply want a better life but as soon as we say something, we will be accused of being counter revolutionaries,&quot; one of the leaders told state radio. <br \/> Transport workers are employed by the government in Iran and earn on average 250 dollars a month. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &ndash; Bus drivers in the Iranian capital, Tehran, went on strike today to protest against their wages and conditions of work, as they had warned earlier. 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