According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, yesterday, Tuesday, August 18, was the fourteenth day of the protest and strike of Hepco workers in the factory. As in the past, the main reasons for this action are the lack of work in the company, labor arrears and dissatisfaction with the performance of managers.

Hepco workers have not yet received their June and July salaries, and August is in its final days, so the arrears of Hepco workers will soon be three months. As reported in the news and confirmed by the central governor, Hepco at a time when Prepared for transfer to Imidro, was handed over to the Social Security Organization by the decision of the government.

The central governor of August 21 regarding the measures taken to change the situation in HEPCO after the new transfer, said: In last week's meeting, the board of directors of the Social Security Organization approved that 20 billion tomans be given to HEPCO, of which 10 billion tomans for salaries Deferred and ten billion tomans for other current needs and repayment of years, of course, it was scheduled to be paid on Sunday this week, whose financial affairs are underway, and we hope to pay these two months of delayed salaries by the end of the week (August 24). To solve the problems of Hepco workers.

After the deadline announced by the central governor for the payment of salaries, Saeed Farokhi, the deputy governor for economic affairs, announced that this week is the time for payment, and today, despite being in the middle of the week, the overdue salaries of HEPCO workers have not been paid yet.

ISNA News Agency, in order to check the latest situation of Hepco, during a telephone call with Reza Abdoli, the chairman of the Islamic Council of Hepco, failed to talk to him, because he said that the Social Security Organization is pursuing the payment of arrears of workers.

Abolfazl Ranjbar, Vice President of the Islamic Labor Council of HEPCO, regarding the fourteen-day protest of the company's workers, said: "The main protest of the workers is the lack of work and non-payment of salaries. At present, June and July salaries have not been paid and deferred salaries related to 2016 and 2017." Part of the staff is also unpaid.

He said that the main problem of HEPCO was the lack of work and said: "Certainly, if work and production are going on in the company, the workers will not beg the shareholder, the CEO, the board of directors, social security and the bank and the loan, although in these circumstances, only The positive point that is to be appreciated is the interaction and cooperation of social security for the renewal of workers' insurance booklets, which are renewed every month despite the company's debt of seventy billion tomans to the organization.

No one is responsible

According to the report, the workers claim that the CEO and members of the board of directors have not been present in the company for fifty-four days.

Ranjbar clarified: The workers expected the CEO to convene a meeting when there is no work and production in the company and explain to the workers the reasons for the lack of production boom in HEPCO and at least say why after a year in the company, they could not work. To supply.

He stated that as the Islamic Labor Council of HEPCO, I do not approve of any action of the workers to weld the door of the company's management office, and even the door was opened immediately, he said: Salary does not determine the status of the shareholder and the provision of work, and these duties are the responsibility of the management and the relevant officials, but the situation is reversed and instead of the CEO and the board of directors, it is the labor council that pursues these issues despite having no duty in these areas. Has been.

Hepco pain is curable, if they want

The Vice President of the Islamic Council of Hepco Labor emphasized: The workers inside the complex protested in order to receive an answer, but so far nothing has happened. Unfortunately, in the current situation, the officials did not have the executive support of HEPCO and only by holding various meetings approved the approvals on paper, which were not fruitful in terms of production boom and solving the root and fundamental problems of HEPCO. Caught and involved in the payment of salaries.

Ranjbar emphasized: the pain of the specialized parent company of Hepco has a cure, if the government makes the right decision.

There have been rumors for months about the transfer of Hepco to Imidro, and the province and the workers did their best for this transfer. Considering the history of this holding, everyone considered Imidro a safe haven for Hepco, but in mid-July, the news of the transfer of Hepco to Social security became the media instead of government debt to the organization.

Although the province was unaware of the transfer of the instrument, it did not oppose it, but it was Imidro's intention that did not come to fruition.

More than a month has passed since the divestiture, and it was expected that the Social Security Administration would give a thumbs up and put the company into production due to the special conditions of HEPCO, but the agency has not yet shown itself and even the company's labor arrears in It is the threshold of becoming a quarter.

What is the main pain of HEPCO?

Regarding Hepco's pains, the CEO said: "All the problems of the company are reduced to money, Hepco has a customer, but there is no money and liquidity to be injected into the production process."

Jamshid Gholami stated: "There are many challenges to provide liquidity, we were involved in the privatization organization for a while, then the issue of Imidro was raised and they practically played with Hepco, and today it is the Social Security Organization that has not yet injected money into the company."

He said that at least one thousand billion tomans should be injected into the company through social security and one thousand billion should be provided through shareholders, which can be provided by selling ten percent of shares in the stock exchange, he said: by injecting these two thousand billion tomans Not only can the company's debt be paid, but production can also start, but unfortunately some people do not want Hepco to start.

Resolutions remain on paper

Referring to various meetings with the first vice president, the head of the Program and Budget Organization, the economic vice president and the head of the judiciary, Gholami said: "Unfortunately, all decisions have remained on paper until today. The head of the judiciary suggested that 3% of the company's shares Sold and capital injected into the company, but this was not done.

Regarding the workers 'criticism of his absence from the company during the last fifty-four days, he said: "Unfortunately, the workers' attitude is not appropriate. They even closed the door of the management complex, based on which I wrote a letter to the governor and announced that until this situation is corrected." If not, I will not be present in the company, there are ten to fifteen workers who are disrupting the space and not dealing with them has created such an atmosphere.

Accounts are frozen / Customer removed, not money

 The CEO of HEPCO, in response to the question of what actions he has taken in the company during the last year, stated: During the last year, we tried to lift the seizure of the company's accounts, which we succeeded in, the company's credit loss of which caused customers to Hepco did not want to return, but we still face lack of money while we have a customer and are even ready to sign a contract with us.

He added: "The Housing Foundation is requesting 400 machines, but we are still facing lack of money. The Housing Foundation is paying 25 percent of the contract, but in order to buy raw materials and parts, 60 percent of the amount must be transferred to the seller's account." This is not available.

Gholami, referring to the desire of Khatam al-Anbia base to cooperate with HEPCO and ordering one hundred and eighty devices of this base, contracts of the Cooperation and Highways Organization, etc., added: We have a contract of two hundred and twenty billion Tomans with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development. We will leave the formalities, but according to this contract, the Ministry of Roads must pay 50 billion tomans, while to buy parts, 120 billion tomans must be paid to the account of the German company, which currently does not have such an amount in the company.

If it is money; Hepco is a quarterly settlement

Emphasizing that if there is money, Hepco will be built quarterly, he added: "I do not know that the Social Security Organization can do anything for Hepco, because it is a matter of money. This organization has not injected the company and the factory will not start until they have money." Money, at least in the production of roller products, the company can enter the production cycle.

According to the report, but despite all these issues and problems, the central governor says that there are holes of hope that are opening up to HEPCO.

The story of Hepco, which experienced a disappointing transfer during privatization, is the story of a child abuser, who has just been released from the clutches of a bad guardian and is now assigned to a new guardian who is said to be a good guardian. The central governor, who has been following the problems of Hepco, Azarab and Pars Wagon, etc., has been one of the constant issues of his activity since the beginning of his arrival in Markazi province and has repeatedly stressed the need for a correct and principled transfer of this company, hopes for this transfer.

Last night, after meeting with Salari, the head of the Social Security Organization, and talking to him about various issues, including Hepco's management style, he thought about and coordinated between the governor's office and the Social Security Organization to speed up production and fulfill contracts on the agenda. Solving the financial problems of HEPCO, solving the problems and accelerating the implementation of medical projects in the province, eliminating the existing shortcomings in order to complete and repair medical centers and development plans, solving the problems of Azarab Company and removing obstacles regarding mitigation and forgiveness of some crimes, In a tweet, he spoke of hope for Hepco's future.

"I had a good meeting with Dr. Salari about Hepco today," he tweeted. It was decided to pay the salaries of the employees for two months through Hepco Arak and the new CEO of the holding will be appointed in the next few days. Regarding the settlement of Hepco's debts to the banks, it was decided to use the clearing method with social security claims from the account banks. Which is fully executive and operational.

He added: A decision was also made on the subject of HEPCO's contract with the Highways Organization, which has a cash allocation of two hundred and thirty billion tomans. "I have full hope for the future of HEPCO."

He also said in response to a letter from Hepco workers on August 25 expressing concern over the transfer of the company to Social Security: "Since this resolution is not unprofessional, we must all work together to put this government decision in the executive phase and to implement it well through synergy and inter-sectoral partnership."

The central governor stated: The Social Security Organization is a government-affiliated body and has a direct relationship with the economy, production and money creation. On the other hand, it has sufficient aristocracy and knowledge of industry and production, in other words, it is well integrated with the country's production environment.

He emphasized: It is expected that the Islamic Council of HEPCO, the employees and workers of this company and all officials, with the support of the government resolution, which is the result of expert studies to get out of the problems of HEPCO, will take steps to implement this resolution to lead to production and revival. Be.

Aghazadeh added: "Obviously, the high experience of the Social Security Organization in the field of entrepreneurship can put Hepco Arak company on the production path with maximum capacity, and this government decision will be a very good event in boosting production and solving the company's problems."

Emphasizing that the Social Security Organization is an organization familiar with entrepreneurship, he explained: "More than 50 million people in Iran are shareholders of the Social Security Organization and this organization has relatively good experience in entrepreneurship, so it can be successful in transferring shares of HEPCO." 

According to the report, although Hepco's condition remains in a coma, the industrial giant is still breathing, not yet dead, and there is still time to revive his powerful heart, fulfilling the hopes the governor spoke of will certainly open the door to hope. Hepco and its workers are getting bigger, but it remains to be seen whether the Social Security Administration will come out of the HEPCO exam proud or not, and whether this organization, which, according to the central governor, has a lot of business experience and acceptable financial capital, and workers from His patience and companionship with them in the medical sector, despite Hepco's heavy debt, is called social security. The world's largest industrial companies, such as Liebherr, Komatsu, Volvo, Neustar International, Caterpillar, etc., were in the Middle East and participated in the supply of equipment for unique international projects, such as the CERN's "Basic Particle" project. And bring this industrial giant back to the top?

* ISNA