Labor protests continue in Iran as Ebrahim Raisi's term as president begins
With the inauguration of Ebrahim Raisi as the new President of Iran, trade union and public gatherings to protest the poor living conditions and wage and legal demands continue.
According to videos posted on social media, Haft Tappeh workers gathered in front of the Susa Governorate on Sunday, August 8, for the 27th consecutive day, demanding immediate payment of outstanding claims and determination of the assignment of the company after the announcement of the assignment to the private sector and the return of fired colleagues to work, as well as the extension of the contracts of all workers in the pest control department. These workers continued their strike, declaring that the Islamic Labor Council does not protect the interests of the workers of that company.
On Saturday, striking workers at the Haft Tappeh sugarcane complex also rejected their representatives' offer to negotiate with provincial officials due to their distrust of these officials.
Also on Sunday, in continuation of the 1400 strike campaign by workers in Iran's oil, gas, and petrochemical projects, workers on the Pars gas platforms also announced in a letter addressed to the CEO of the Pars Oil and Gas Company that they would resume protests if the company did not pay the five-month arrears in the August pay slip.
These workers have protested the general increase in salaries by 1400 and have held several protest rallies in response.
On this day, medical students at Kermanshah University also held a rally for the second consecutive day to protest living and working conditions, and what they described as the difficult conditions of the internship period, long working hours, very low allowances, and the failure to take into account work experience and insurance. They held placards and called for the separation of teaching and medical staff.
Today, steel retirees in the Isfahan and Khuzestan regions also held rallies in front of the pension fund offices to protest the non-payment of their wage and salary arrears.
At the same time, the victims and depositors of the Caspian Institute in Saadat Abad, Tehran, employees of the Saveh Fire Department, and workers of the Hoveyzeh Water and Sewerage Department held protest rallies to protest the failure to address their demands.
In recent years, various segments of society in Iran, including retirees, teachers, and workers, have held numerous rallies to protest their salaries and livelihoods, and most of these rallies have been accompanied by physical confrontations by law enforcement and security officers, and the arrest of protesters.
