{"id":248046,"date":"2021-09-29T12:41:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T17:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=248046"},"modified":"2023-02-01T02:12:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T01:12:11","slug":"the-core-message-of-intensifying-protests-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/the-core-message-of-intensifying-protests-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"The Core Message of Intensifying Protests in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Reports from Iran indicate people from all walks of life held dozens of protests in recent days. These protests show the society\u2019s restiveness and the regime\u2019s deadlock in resolving Iran\u2019s social and economic crises.\u00a0On Tuesday, Iran\u2019s Health Ministry retirees held protests in dozen Iranian cities demanding their delayed pensions, equal pensions, and bonuses. The regime refuses to adjust pensions and salaries with the rising inflation rate and the depreciating national currency.<\/p>\n

Iranian teachers<\/a> started the new academic year with series of nationwide protests last week. These protests came on the heels of ongoing protests by teachers that began on September 3.\u00a0There have been many protests by the green report card teachers,\u201d who have passed the Education Ministry\u2019s employment test. Still, the regime has so far refused to employ them despite the shortage of teachers across Iran.<\/p>\n

The regime has its hands in people\u2019s pockets by not adjusting their pensions with the current economic situation and maintaining them at a low level. In April, the regime increased wages by 39%. But according to state-run media, this salary raise was an empty gest due to the rising inflation rate.<\/p>\n

\u201cA 39% increase<\/a> in salaries in 2021 will cover only 37 percent of the people\u2019s cost of living. A worker\u2019s salary of 4 million Tomans covers only ten days of the month, and after that, the workers barely make ends meet until the end of the month. They have to remove many of the basic expenses of their lives,\u201d Kar-o Kargar wrote, quoting Ali Aslani, member of the board of directors of Islamic Labor Councils.<\/p>\n

\u201cA 10% increase in salary means the addition of 260 thousand Tomans to the salary base, while prices have sometimes increased up to 60%,\u201d Aslani adds.<\/p>\n

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