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Nationwide truck drivers’ strike:
Gov’t spokeswoman affirms voices of entire citizens will be heard
Iran’s government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani reacted to days of strike by the country’s truck drivers, saying that the administration has a duty to respond to the needs of all citizens.
Mohajerani said a report was presented at the Wednesday cabinet meeting on the status of the drivers’ strike and the measures taken by the minister of roads and urban development. She underlined that “the voices of all citizens will be heard.”
Truck drivers across Iran were on Wednesday pressing the seventh day of a strike, seeking better conditions in a sector crucial for the economy in the country. They are protesting a rise in high fuel prices, low freight rates and insurance premiums.
After starting last week in the southwestern port city of Bandar Abbas, the industrial action has spread across Iran even as road transport is critical to food supply in the country.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf was quoted as saying that the truckers were a "key link in the production and supply chain" and urging the government to act swiftly.
The drivers' strike has caused a shortage and price increase in the market for agricultural products, iron, cement and many other construction items.