IRAN: Textile workers' protest attacked

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On July 27, a 100-strong protest of mostly women textile workers in the south-eastern province of Kerman was brutally attacked by security forces. The workers at the Asia Wool-Spinning Company are owed up to 3 million Tomans (about $3500) in unpaid wages. The workers blocked the main road outside the factory to highlight their protest. A pregnant woman was dragged on the road and kicked in the back. Another worker had her leg injured when it was caught under the wheel of a vehicle, which had been ordered to move by the security forces. Send letters of protest to <khatami@president.ir>.

From Green Left Weekly, August 10, 2005.
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