Workers at Kian Tire and Iran Tire companies issued a joint statement calling for a nationwide rally to commemorate the Labor Day Rally. The statement invites all the people to participate in this march in front of the ministry of labor on April 30, 2015 at 10 AM. It says: “We welcome the commemoration of the Labor Day Rally to have a voice in bringing the public attention to our plight and the conditions that we live in.
The statement points to some of the problems that the labor society is facing in Iran including low income which has resulted in not having enough to feed their family, no job security, and that their lives are in the hands of selfish and greedy contractors. They also complain of no clear prospect for their lives and of their families except poverty. The statement also says that there is no light at the end of tunnel in our future and we don’t know if we can survive the high cost of living as the expenses rise and incomes shrink.
Yet in this situation we have nothing to lose, but with our unity and solidarity we can achieve everything. This is worth more than anything else to us. That is why we decided to participate in this independent gathering of worker’s day in front of the ministry of labor in Tehran and remembering this day and the conditions of thousands of workers so our voices and demands would be heard.