Despite extensive suppressive measures by the clerical regime, thousands of workers turned the international Labor Day ceremonies throughout the Iranian cities into anti-regime demonstrations and protests during Wednesday and Thursday.
On Thursday, the deprived workers of Kermanshah staged anti-government demonstration. This demonstration started at 9 a.m. in front of Labor office; the workers gathered there and chanted anti-government slogans. In fear of spreading out the demonstration, the clerical regime sent its suppressive special forces to the scene and also sent helicopter to scare the people; but despite these measures the workers of Dalahu Company, too, joined the other demonstrators.
In Semnan, northeastern Iranian city, more than 4,000 workers demonstrated and commemorated Labor Day; They carried placards that asked dismissals of temporary occupational contracts, provision of occupational security, increase of salaries proportional to inflation and domicile problem; this demonstration was held at a condition that demonstrations were banned by the government.
In Qazvin, the workers of the Industrial town workers staged demonstration.
In Sanandaj, western Iranian city, a great number of workers staged demonstration both in morning and afternoon in Revolution Square and Nobovvat Square. The suppressive agents dispersed them but they gathered 2 kilometers away from the city and continued their demonstration. 4 workers including two women named sousan Bazari and Shiva Khairabadi were arrested
The workers of Qom also staged protesting gathering of Labor Day at Hosseiniyeh Eshqali.
