Fourth Workers at Petrochemical Complex Commits Suicide since March

A worker at a Chovar Petrochemical Company in western Ilam province took his own life on July 27 after being terminated from his job, the Free Workers' Union reported.

Heider Mohseni is the fourth worker at the petrochemical complex to commit suicide since March due to poverty and livelihood problems.

On July 29, workers from Chovar Petrochemical held a rally to demand the "dismissal and punishment" of those responsible for Mohseni's death.

He was a married father of two and had 18 years of experience. 

Chovar Petrochemical Company employs more than 1,000 workers who do not have any union organization to address their demands and concerns.

Most of them are contracted employees, meaning that they lack job security, insurance and benefits. 

They have been waiting for years for the implementation of a Job Classification Plan that would improve their salaries.