Six months have passed since the bloodiest anti-government protests in Iran. Unlike most crackdowns in recent years and decades, which usually silenced labor and trade protests for months, various syndicates and labor sectors across Iran are actively raising their demands through protest rallies this time.
On Monday, June 29, several Iranian cities became the scene of protests by workers, retirees, nurses, and other healthcare medical staff. Coinciding with rallies by telecommunications retirees in various cities, sugarcane retirees from Haft Tappeh, farmers, workers, and drivers also held protest gatherings in cities including Sari, Garmsar, Rasht, and Tehran. The Nurses' Protest Coordination Council also reported a gathering of healthcare staff in front of the country's Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization in Tehran.
In Tabriz, during the early hours of Monday, medical staff protested by gathering in front of the city's University of Medical Sciences. The protesting healthcare workers held placards exposing their difficult living conditions. One placard read: "A salary of 12 to 20 million tomans is an insult to our honorable efforts." Others held placards with slogans such as "Wage Justice" or "Justice in Salaries and Benefits." The majority of these demonstrators are women.
