"4,000 Iranian Aluminum Workers Enter 43rd Day of Strike" 10 September 2025

At least 4,000 workers at Iran's Arak Aluminum Company (IRALCO) entered their 43rd consecutive day of strikes on Wednesday...

They gathered at the factory compound, calling for the dismissal of the company’s CEO and security chief...Workers are pressing for regular salary payments, equipment upgrades, higher safety standards, and an end to what they describe as security pressures...They are also calling on the government to divest from its major shareholding in the company and to implement job classification reforms...
Meanwhile, company management has filed complaints and brought security-related charges against striking workers...