Iran, Apr 20, 2018– On Thursday, April 19th, a number of retirees from the Rangin Nakh weaving company in Semnan gathered in front of the Governorate of Semnan to protest to the non-payment of their salaries.

The Rangin Nakh weaving company in Semnan produces different kinds of cotton and synthetic yarns, but the factory stopped production in 2013 with about 180 workers, of which 50 were on the brink of retirement. The wage arrears of these workers have not been paid since the factory’s closure.

According to retired workers at the cotton and synthetic yarns factory in Semnan, they have been paid only 4% of their early retirement wages from their own pockets, and their employer has not taken any action to pay the workers’ demands after the closure of the unit.

Despite the fact that they have not received their payment for their services, which is about 6 months of wage arrears, the retired workers have not received their pensions either.