Economic protests by retired telecommunications workers took place on Monday, December 2, in several provinces of Iran, with demonstrators chanting slogans against the Iranian regime’s policies.
According to reports on social media on Monday, protesting retirees participated in gatherings in at least six provinces: Tehran, West Azerbaijan, Gilan, Zanjan, Kermanshah, and Kurdistan. They emphasized that the Parliament and the government do not care about the Iranian people and demanded the dismissal of the minister.
In Tehran, protesting retirees chanted: “Retiree, shout out, demand your rights!”
In Urmia, protesters objected to ongoing misconduct by officials and their disregard for the retirees’ demands.
As the Parliament reviews the national budget bill for the Persian calendar year 1404 (starting in March 2025), with analysts warning about worsening living conditions, protesting telecommunications retirees in Kermanshah chanted: “Neither the Parliament nor the government cares about the people!”
Economic protests by retired telecommunications workers were also held on Monday in Zanjan.
In Rasht, the capital of Gilan Province, protesters chanted: “Indifferent minister, we don’t want you!”
In Kurdistan, retired protesters carried signs with slogans such as: “Boastful government, where are the results of your promises?”
Weekly protests by retired telecommunications workers have been ongoing for months. Their grievances include the lack of updates to welfare allowances in 2022 and 2023, management’s disregard for the 2010 regulations, issues with supplementary insurance, and the failure to pay past dues adjusted for current rates.
The expansion of sectoral protests by various groups, including retirees, industrial workers, teachers, defrauded investors, and nurses and healthcare workers, highlights the worsening economic hardships in Iran and the indifference of the regime authorities.
