Haft Tapeh Rises Up For Its Rights
3Since three weeks ago the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Mill ’s hard-working workers gathered in front of the governorate office in Shush south of Iran. Youths, students and workers’ families participated extensively in the demonstrations. Women played a significant role at the forefront. On Saturday, November 17, 2018 a massive demonstration took place in spite of repressive measures and the creation of a climate of fear and terror, including the presence of scores of the special anti-riot and other repressive forces in the police station, governorate and the city.but when the workers did not stop the strike, the suppressive forces arrested and detained some of them. At the November 6 demonstration, the protesters chanted:“We are workers of the Haft Tapeh , we are hungry, hungry”, “Down with the oppressor, hail to the worker”, “Worker dies but does not accept humiliation”, “One less embezzlement, our problem will be solved!”, “The betrayal of the authorities must be...