Workers and retirees continue to rally in Iran; protesters say Raisi's actions are "anti-people" and "anti-labor"

Following the union gatherings of workers and retirees, on Sunday, October 8, a number of retirees and pensioners of the Steel Fund held several protest gatherings in the cities of Isfahan and Ahvaz.

On the thirteenth day of their strike, Haft Tappeh sugarcane workers held a protest rally in front of the Shush governor's office, criticizing the performance of Ebrahim Raisi and the Khuzestan governor, and then marched throughout the city. On Saturday, these workers also went to Ahvaz with prior notice and with the aim of meeting with the Khuzestan governor, but according to the workers, the governor refused to meet with them and did not respond to their protest.

On Sunday, a representative of the protesting Haft Tappeh workers criticized Ebrahim Raisi's performance, saying that he has acted anti-worker and anti-people since he came to power.

Referring to the issues and problems of the workers, he called the Raisi government's "popular" stance "a false slogan" and said that Raisi is "indifferent" to their problems.

According to this labor activist, the governor of Khuzestan has also refused to meet with the workers, despite requests to talk to them.

The independent Haft Tappeh Workers' Channel, in a report, mentioned the immediate assignment of the company's management in the absence of the board of directors and transparency in the manner and price of its transfer as the first demand of the striking Haft Tappeh workers.

In Ahvaz, a number of retirees and pensioners of the Steel Pension Fund are gathering in front of the fund's building today, demanding that their demands be addressed, including bringing pensions to the minimum poverty line, providing free medical care, and amending the equalization of wages decrees.

Also in Isfahan, pensioners and pensioners of the Steel Fund held a protest rally in front of the fund's building, holding placards and demanding that their livelihood and legal demands be addressed.

Source: Voice of America