{"id":9596,"date":"2011-01-02T15:30:49","date_gmt":"2011-01-02T15:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/economy\/9596-truck-drivers-leave-jobs-due-to-high-fuel-costs"},"modified":"2023-01-13T18:56:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:56:37","slug":"truck-drivers-leave-jobs-due-to-high-fuel-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/truck-drivers-leave-jobs-due-to-high-fuel-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck drivers leave jobs due to high fuel costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"truck-driver\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-36579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/01\/truck-driver.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"margin: 5px;float: left\" width=\"200\" height=\"122\" \/>NCRI &#8211; A large number of truck drivers in the food industry have stopped working in protest to rising fuel costs after the lifting of subsidies by the regime last month.<\/p>\n<p>According to obtained reports, foodstuffs stored in the containers are beginning to rot as a result of the strike.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fuel costs for these trucks have reportedly jumped up to five times compared to prices before the subsidy cut.<\/p>\n<p>Other reports indicate that more and more companies and factories are declaring bankruptcies as a result of the subsidy lift. Several textile factories in Tehran are among those which have been shut down.<\/p>\n<p>Factories like Nochehreh, Golchehreh, and Vasli have gone bankrupt, according to these reports.<\/p>\n<p>Another factor contributing to the wave of closures is cheap and unbridled imports of Chinese products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &ndash; A large number of truck drivers in the food industry have stopped working in protest to rising fuel costs after the lifting of subsidies by the regime last month. 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