Alongside rallies by retirees from the state pension and social safety system and continued protests by staff in at the least three cities: Yazd, Kermanshah and Ahvaz, the folks of Arak additionally protest in opposition to the “Mazut burning” in Shahzand. raised a slogan. Power plant.
According to revealed pictures and movies, retirees protesting in Yazd gathered in entrance of the National Organization of Retirees on March fifth, calling for changes to pensions primarily based on value of residing, supplementary insurance coverage, and livelihood points. They held up placards emphasizing calls for comparable to initiatives.
Retirees in Ahvaz and Kermanshah have resumed weekly protests to reiterate their demand for elevated pensions. Meanwhile, staff throughout the nation went on strike to protest the dearth of wages.
According to the semi-official ILNA information company, some staff at an MDF manufacturing unit in Haft Tappeh (southwest Iran), who’ve been protesting since final week, are demanding greater wages by means of the introduction of occupational classification, bonuses and different work-related advantages. requested.
According to the report, different calls for of staff on the MDAF Haft-Tappe manufacturing unit embrace termination of quantity contracts, cost of delayed salaries, modification of positions on the insurance coverage checklist and a rise within the workforce.
Some railway staff and technical upkeep employees additionally went on strike over non-payment of salaries and bonuses.
Meanwhile, Irnar information company reported {that a} group of nurses and medical employees had been holding a protest at a hospital in Qanouj, in Kerman province (southeast Iran).
The report stated demonstrators signed a petition criticizing the dearth of time beyond regulation pay and delays in advantages, saying the hospital couldn’t proceed to offer providers to sufferers below present situations.
On March 2, the web site Extesad24 reported on Iran’s “widening class disparities,” stressing that “half of Iran’s inhabitants is beneath absolutely the poverty line.”
On February 28, the state-run Sha’ar newspaper additionally talked about the troublesome financial state of affairs of the folks and the answer advocated by the federal government, saying, “It appears that the day when folks can obtain loans to purchase bananas, flour, and milk will not be far-off.” .
Meanwhile, a bunch of Arak residents took to the streets to protest in opposition to the burning of mazut on the Shahzand energy plant. This is the eighth protest rally in opposition to the Mazut burning in Arak.