New Wave of Protests Facing Iranian Regime – Details
A new wave of protests and strikes was launched yesterday by the unions and associations of retired people in Iran, including teachers, workers of the Zob Ahan factory in Isfahan, bakers in Tehran, pensioners of the steel company and retirees of social security.
The Co-ordinating Council of Teachers’ Union Organizations in the country announced Monday its support for the call for protest rallies by retirees tomorrow.
In a statement, he also asked “retired and current teachers” to take part in the rallies, Iran International reported.
A large number of bakers in Tehran gathered in front of the Syndicate building yesterday, for the second time in recent weeks, to protest their living problems. The workers of “Zob Ahan” in Isfahan went on strike the day before yesterday, and the strike lasted all night despite security pressures.
Meanwhile, a number of steel industry retirees gathered in Isfahan in front of the Steel Pension Fund building yesterday, to protest that their problems have not been addressed.
Meanwhile, a number of Social Security retirees held a protest march in Ahwaz and chanted slogans such as “Leave Syria, think about our situation.”
Retirees in the cities of Shushter, Shush, Dezful and Kerman held a protest rally, chanting slogans such as “Only in the streets, we will take our rights”, and in the city of Shush, the head of the Retirees Center resigned.
In recent days, traders in Tehran have also staged a rally to protest rising prices and the depreciation of the Iranian currency against the dollar.
“Workers in the Yasuj area also took to the square in front of the municipality and the city council, demanding salaries that have been delayed for months.”
According to reports, the South Pars complex in recent days has forced refinery workers to sign a pledge requiring them not to file complaints, if they are fired for participating in gatherings and strikes, and the company does not allow workers who did not sign this pledge in.
Iran has been experiencing a severe economic crisis since September, when thousands of citizens took part in demonstrations protesting the regime’s crackdown on freedoms.
