{"id":329101,"date":"2025-03-01T20:49:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=329101"},"modified":"2025-03-01T20:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:49:49","slug":"iran-protests-escalate-amid-economic-hardship-corruption-and-government-neglect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-escalate-amid-economic-hardship-corruption-and-government-neglect\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests Escalate Amid Economic Hardship, Corruption, and Government Neglect"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_329102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329102\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-workers-protest-01032025.jpg\" alt=\"March 1 \u2013 Tehran, Iran: Power sector workers protest for full-time contracts and equal benefits\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-workers-protest-01032025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-workers-protest-01032025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-workers-protest-01032025-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-workers-protest-01032025-745x420.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-workers-protest-01032025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/iran-tehran-workers-protest-01032025-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">March 1 \u2013 Tehran, Iran: Power sector workers protest for full-time contracts and equal benefits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"494\">Iran is witnessing a new wave of protests as workers, nurses, retirees, and residents across multiple provinces take to the streets, demanding economic relief, transparency, and an end to systemic corruption. The protests, which have been met with repression in some areas, reflect growing frustration over inflation, poor working conditions, and mismanagement of public resources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"494\">Workers at Iran\u2019s power transmission and distribution sector gathered outside the Administrative and Employment Organization in <strong>Tehran<\/strong>, the nation&#8217;s capital, demanding full-time employment contracts and equal benefits. Many of these workers have remained in contractual limbo for years, facing discriminatory treatment compared to officially hired employees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"494\">Workers in the <strong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"165\">Nar and Kangan operational zone<\/strong> in southern <strong data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"186\">Iran<\/strong> staged a protest march, denouncing mismanagement by contractors, economic hardship, and wage discrimination. The demonstrators, composed of third-party contract workers, voiced their frustration over deteriorating living conditions and workplace injustices. Their key demands included salary adjustments in line with inflation, the elimination of middlemen contractors, and the full implementation of a job classification system. Protesters chanted &#8220;Enough with the promises, our tables are empty!&#8221; and &#8220;Shout for your rights\u2014justice, justice!&#8221; as they marched, signaling widespread discontent with the government&#8217;s failure to address labor grievances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 1\u2014Kangan, southern Iran<br \/>Contract workers of the oil and gas industry resume protests as authorities continue to ignore their demands for basic needs.<br \/>&quot;Enough with the promises, our tables are empty,&quot; protesters chant.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h76oCNm1hs\">pic.twitter.com\/h76oCNm1hs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1895822085295141262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"759\">In <strong data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"524\">Isfahan<\/strong>, central Iran, nurses at Chamran Hospital held a protest on March 1 over low wages and deteriorating working conditions. Chanting &#8220;Shout for your rights!&#8221;, they condemned the meager compensation for overtime work and the lack of job security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"1116\">On the same day in <strong data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"805\">Kangan<\/strong>, southern Iran, contract workers in the oil and gas industry resumed their demonstrations after repeated unfulfilled promises from authorities. &#8220;Enough with the promises, our tables are empty!&#8221; they chanted, highlighting the economic struggles they face despite working in one of the country\u2019s most critical industries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"1116\">In <b>Shahrekord<\/b>, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, western Iran, nurses staged another demonstration on March 1 outside the governor\u2019s office, demanding wage increases and improved working conditions. The protest was disrupted by security forces, who reportedly threatened participants and forced them to disperse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1754\">On February 28, citizens in <strong data-start=\"1528\" data-end=\"1578\">Bukan and Miandoab<\/strong>, West Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, blocked a major highway in protest against the increasing number of deadly road accidents in the region, demanding urgent government intervention to improve infrastructure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">March 1\u2014Isfahan, central Iran<br \/>Protest rally by nurses of Chamran hospital. &quot;Shout for your rights,&quot; protesters chant.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQPJMCJWhd\">pic.twitter.com\/tQPJMCJWhd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1895822846049599504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"2103\">In <strong data-start=\"1759\" data-end=\"1791\">Neyshabur<\/strong>, northeastern Iran, frustrated applicants of the government\u2019s National Housing Plan gathered to protest severe delays in the completion of promised housing units. One protester stated, &#8220;We registered two years ago and paid the required fees, but our homes are nowhere to be seen, and no one gives us answers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2105\" data-end=\"2481\">Environmental protests also took place on February 28 in <strong data-start=\"2162\" data-end=\"2192\">Alavijeh<\/strong>, Isfahan Province, central Iran, where residents held their weekly demonstration against local mining operations that have caused extensive environmental damage. Protesters carried banners that read &#8220;Protecting the environment is protecting life!&#8221;, calling for an immediate halt to destructive excavation projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2783\" data-end=\"3163\">On February 26, retired employees of Iran Air <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilna.ir\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C-9\/1602970-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%B8-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(HOMA) staged a demonstration<\/a> outside the Ministry of Labor in <strong>Tehran<\/strong>, protesting the government&#8217;s mismanagement of pension funds. Protesters accused officials of illegally transferring airline assets to state-controlled conglomerates, jeopardizing the financial security of 10,000 current employees and 13,000 retirees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iranian Security Forces Raid and Destroy the Homes of Impoverished People\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_DaSX3Wv7HnM\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FDaSX3Wv7HnM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DaSX3Wv7HnM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M25S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-02-27T07:30:01Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_DaSX3Wv7HnM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FDaSX3Wv7HnM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iranian Security Forces Raid and Destroy the Homes of Impoverished People<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DaSX3Wv7HnM\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FDaSX3Wv7HnM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian Security Forces Raid and Destroy the Homes of Impoverished People\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On Saturday, February 22, 2025, Iranian regime&#039;s suppressive State Security Forces destroyed two shops under construction belonging to Baluch citizens in Sarzeh village, Sistan and Baluchestan province. They also destroyed several homes of impoverished people in a village in Isfahan province. Prior to that, on February 18, the regime\u2019s forces had destroyed homes of impoverished people in Isfahan, Zahedan, Sirjan, and Chabahar. In response to these anti-popular and inhumane crimes, which are continuously perpetrated by the mullahs and the criminal IRGC, on Thursday, February 20, Iran\u2019s rebellious youth struck the regime\u2019s centers of suppression and looting, centers of fundamentalism and crime, and IRGC bases in various cities. The rebellious in various cities also set fire to the banners and billboards of regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini and supreme leader Ali Khamenei, and attacked the regime\u2019s symbols in 15 operations. *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3165\" data-end=\"3436\">Economic hardship remains at the center of public frustration. <a href=\"https:\/\/panjereh.news\/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-4\/7997-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%87-%D8%A2%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85-%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reports indicate<\/a> that this year\u2019s pre-New Year shopping season is among the worst in recent memory due to soaring inflation and unaffordable prices. Interviews with local residents paint a dire picture:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3438\" data-end=\"3673\">\n<li data-start=\"3438\" data-end=\"3497\">&#8220;The market is dead; people can&#8217;t afford anything.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3498\" data-end=\"3558\">&#8220;Prices keep rising, and no one has money to spend.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3559\" data-end=\"3673\">&#8220;It&#8217;s worse than previous years\u2014there\u2019s no demand, no business, and even power outages make things worse.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3675\" data-end=\"3977\">Meanwhile, the cost of housing has reached record levels. According to a state-affiliated report, Iran\u2019s rental inflation <a href=\"https:\/\/persiansaze.com\/news\/031207-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surged to 41%<\/a> in February, marking the highest rate in 13 years. This crisis has placed severe financial strain on six million renting households across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3979\" data-end=\"4499\">Adding to the turmoil, natural disasters have further exposed government inefficiencies. On February 25 in <strong data-start=\"4086\" data-end=\"4131\">Zahedan<\/strong>, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, southeastern Iran, a three-year-old girl and her mother were killed when a wall collapsed due to severe storms. The following day, heavy dust storms and high winds of up to 76 km\/h hit <strong>Khash<\/strong> and <strong>Mirjaveh<\/strong>, toppling 12 power transmission poles and leaving many areas without electricity. Despite the devastation, authorities have provided little to no emergency relief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4501\" data-end=\"4796\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The mounting protests<\/a> and worsening economic conditions highlight the deepening public anger toward the government\u2019s mismanagement. 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