# Iran labor unrest protests 2026

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/iran-labor-unrest-protests-2026
> Updated: 2026-07-29T19:24:54.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

In mid‑July 2026, workers at the Iran Wood and Paper Company in Gilan staged a protest demanding unpaid wages, reinstatement of overtime pay and an end to recent dismissals after a new CEO took office. The demonstration forced the CEO to leave the premises and highlighted grievances over salary cuts, layoffs and alleged misuse of overtime records.

Two weeks later, similar unrest spread to the industrial sector in Khuzestan. Former employees of the National Iranian Steel Group gathered outside the provincial governor’s office in Ahvaz, while staff from Pars Oil and Gas Company, including those on the Pars One offshore field, protested layoffs, salary caps, removal of retirement benefits and delayed tax refunds. Both actions were linked to the broader wave of labour‑related gatherings recorded across Iran, where thousands of protests have been documented over the past year.

## Timeline

### 2026-07-29: Iranian steel and oil workers protest layoffs in Ahvaz and Pars facilities

Dismissed steel workers in Ahvaz and oil‑gas staff at Pars fields protested layoffs, unpaid wages and benefit cuts, joining a nationwide surge of labour demonstrations in Iran.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/iranian-steel-and-oil-workers-protest-layoffs-in-ahvaz-and-pars-facilities

### 2026-07-15: Iranian Wood and Paper Company workers protest in Gilan over wages and layoffs

Workers at Iran's Wood and Paper Company in Gilan protested on 24 Tir 1405 over unpaid wages, overtime cuts and recent dismissals, forcing the CEO to leave the site.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/iranian-wood-and-paper-company-workers-protest-in-gilan-over-wages-and-layoffs

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