Retirees and workers held protest gatherings and marches in several cities across Iran on Sunday, June 28, once again demanding that their labor-related and livelihood grievances be addressed.
In the city of Shush, a group of Social Security retirees held a protest march and rally, emphasizing that they would continue pursuing their demands through street protests. Protesters chanted slogans including “Only in the streets will we win our rights” and “The street is our trench; the struggle continues until our demands are achieved,” calling for action to address their living conditions and legal rights.
The gathering took place as temperatures in Khuzestan Province exceeded 50 degrees Celsius, but despite the extreme heat, the protesting retirees continued their demonstration.
At the same time, in Ahvaz, a group of workers and retirees staged a protest outside the Social Security Organization building in the Farhangshahr district at Kargar (worker) Square. The demonstrators demanded that officials be held accountable and that their labor-related and livelihood demands be addressed.
In Isfahan, retirees from the steel and iron industries gathered outside the Governor-General’s Office to protest living conditions and the suspension of health insurance services. Reports indicate that protesters also blocked parts of the roads surrounding the provincial government building during the demonstration.
Retirees Protest in Kermanshah and Dezful
In Kermanshah, Social Security retirees gathered outside the Social Security Organization building as part of the nationwide protests. Speakers at the rally stressed the need for unity and solidarity to confront what was described as “the normalization of poverty, war, and destructive sanctions,” while chanting, “Until we get our rights, we will come every Sunday.”
In Dezful, a group of Social Security retirees also gathered outside the organization’s building, demanding that their grievances be addressed. The protest was part of an ongoing series of labor-related demonstrations by retirees in cities across the country.
The protests on Sunday took place after months of repeated demonstrations by retirees and workers in cities across Iran over living conditions, health insurance, retirement benefits, and broader economic conditions, with participants calling for their demands to be addressed without delay.
