Heavy Equipment Production Company (HEPCO)
28 arrested, 16 injured at HEPCO workers’ protest in Iran
Workers of the Heavy Equipment Production Company were protesting in Arak, Iran, when security forces unleashed brutal force on them. The main demand of workers was the release of their pending wages, along with ending the privatization of state-owned companies.
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