More than 1200
workers of Safa Pipe Rolling Plant went on strike on 25 November in protest
against non-payment of their wages for last 6 months. In a similar action, the
night shift workers of Saveh Rolling & Profile Mills Co. (SRPM) began their
strike.
The governor,
police and labor office officials came to Safa factory and told the striking
workers that: "You have received the wages for a month, as the employer
had promised," the workers replied: The employer owes us 6 months wages and we
will not stop until all of our outstanding wages are paid.
Reports say that
the workers at Safa factory blocked the warehouse gates and barred the movement
of vehicles by burning tires.
At Saveh factory the employer paid a month wages, when the day shift
workers joined their night shift colleagues, but the workers demanded the immediate payment of wages of past
6 months.
The protest at
both plants continues.
The employer announced yesterday that the Saveh plant
will be closed from 28. November and the workers should stay home. The workers say:
"if this happens, we will continue our strike in front of the governor's
office."
These two plants
are located in Saveh city and belong to a single owner with 2400 workers.
