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| Tehran coppers tear gas workers... |
| 2002-07-16 |
| Iranian police on Tuesday used tear gas to disperse a crowd of protesting workers in central Tehran after they tried to storm the labour ministry, witnesses told AFP. Hundreds of workers, protesting against low wages, pushed their way through the ministry's entrance in the centre of the city, witnesses said. Police managed to force them back out and disperse the workers by using tear gas. No injuries were reported. Protests by workers have multiplied in recent months amid a worsening economic crisis and rising unemployment. Well, that should make the country a lot quieter and more content... Iran's Economy Minister Tahmasb Mazaheri recently expressed concern over forecasts for the country's unemployment figures. According to the latest official studies, Iran will count some five million jobless by 2005, 16.6 percent more than in 2002. "They don't need jobs! They need religion! If they were devout, by Allah, they wouldn't worry about their families starving! Ardeshir, flog them!" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Scratching my head here. What do the mullahs have against gas workers? CNG not halal? |
| Posted by: Dan Hartung 2002-07-16 21:00:31 |