Coal mine workers on strike in northern Iran

400 coal mine workers in the city of Shahroud in northern Iran went on strike on Monday, February 1^st, rallying outside the mine and protesting not receiving any responses to their demands.

The workers said they are on strike protesting the 4½ month delay in receiving their pay and around two months of their insurance not being deposited. The mine workers also protested a decision by the mine management on cancelling Thursday and Friday as working days.