4,000 Iranian Aluminum Workers Enter 43rd Day of Strike

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

The workers are demanding management changes and improved working conditions at the state-linked company.

According to labor sources, they gathered at the factory compound, calling for the dismissal of the company’s CEO and security chief.

The strike, which began in early August, has disrupted operations at IRALCO, one of Iran’s largest aluminum producers.

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.

Protesters cited two workplace deaths during the tenure of manager Ahmad Majidi. Workers Mahmoud Davoudabadi and Jabbar Abdi died as a result of inadequate safety standards, according to the sources.

Meanwhile, company management has filed complaints and brought security-related charges against striking workers.

The workers said they will continue their strike until their demands are met and warned that protests could expand beyond the factory if management continues to ignore their concerns.