Werftarbeiter ausgesperrt

Seit Montag dieser Woche sind 1.600 Werftarbeiter in Bandar Abbas ausgesperrt. Sie hatten am Samstag einen Streik begonnen, ua wegen nicht ausbezahlter Zusatzleistungen und dem Verhalten des Managements. Ein ganz kurzer (englischer) Bericht "Iran shipyard workers locked out" des Internationalen Solikomitees der AKPI vom 3. November 2005

Iran shipyard workers locked out

1600 shipyard workers in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas have been locked out after a strike action on Saturday. The workers, employees of Iran Shipbuilding & Offshore Industries Complex Co (ISOICO), are protesting against expulsions, lack of job grading, unpaid benefits and management behaviour.

The workers began their sit-in action by switching off the machines and remaining on the worksite.

However on Sunday they found the entrances locked, after which they assembled outside the gates for a number of hours. According to the state news agency IRNA, company security Herasat on Saturday stopped journalists from entering the site. The workers have vowed to continue their action by assembling outside the shipyard.

Bahram Soroush, Public Relations, International Labour Solidarity Committee of the Worker-communist Party of Iran