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<\/p>\nNCRI – A group of telecommunication industry personnel in the province of Lorestan, western Iran, gathered outside the governorate on Monday, June 6, to protest non-payment of their deferred salaries and benefits as well as non-implementation of a new job classification scheme.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe protest against the postponement of our salaries in this recession, and more importantly, non-implementation of the legislation regarding job classification in Lorestan\u2019s telecommunication sector,\u201d one of the protesters said, according to the state-run Tabnak News Agency in Lorestan Province.<\/p>\n
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Another protester said: \u201cIt is necessary and appropriate that the governor of the city take action to solve the problems of the personnel\u2019s salaries and benefits as well as implementation of the job classification scheme in order to motivate and encourage the Telecommunication staff to provide optimal service to citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Also on Monday, the state-run ILNA news agency reported that a protest gathering of the retired workers of Iran\u2019s Telecommunication Industry (ITI) in Shiraz, southern Iran, still continues. On Sunday night, the retired workers gathered in the courtyard of this industry and called for the presence of their trusted representatives at the meeting of the Labor Commission in Fars Province on Monday.<\/p>\n
According to ILNA, one of the retired workers said: \u201cThe Labor Commission in Fars Province is going to have a meeting to address the problems of 300 retired workers of this factory. The demonstrators are demanding their guild representatives be allowed to attend this meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat exacerbated the concerns of the workers who participated in last night\u2019s gathering is that the meeting may be held without the participation of workers’ representatives,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The retired worker continued: \u201cIn the past, neither the authorities nor the administrators of the retired and employed workers\u2019 guild unions in Fars Province were able to give specific answer to my colleagues and I about the fate of our outstanding claims.\u201d<\/p>\n
The retired ITI workers have been rallying continuously since May 24, demanding receipt of their unpaid wages.<\/p>\n