{"id":330248,"date":"2025-04-07T14:31:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T13:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330248"},"modified":"2025-04-07T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T13:34:00","slug":"iran-protests-retirees-oil-workers-stage-demonstrations-on-april-7-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-retirees-oil-workers-stage-demonstrations-on-april-7-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Protests: Retirees and Oil Workers Stage Nationwide Demonstrations on April 7, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330249\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-sanandaj-itc-retirees-protest-07042025.jpg\" alt=\"Retirees from the Iran Telecommunications Company in Sanandaj, western Iran, protested on April 7, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-sanandaj-itc-retirees-protest-07042025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-sanandaj-itc-retirees-protest-07042025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-sanandaj-itc-retirees-protest-07042025-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-sanandaj-itc-retirees-protest-07042025-745x420.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-sanandaj-itc-retirees-protest-07042025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iran-sanandaj-itc-retirees-protest-07042025-696x393.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retirees from the Iran Telecommunications Company in Sanandaj, western Iran, protested on April 7, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Protests erupted across Iran as retirees from the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) and workers from the Iranian Offshore Oil Company held demonstrations demanding better wages, higher pensions, and basic living necessities. The protests took place in multiple cities, reflecting widespread frustration with the clerical regime\u2019s failure to address economic grievances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retirees gathered in major cities, including <strong>Tabriz, Sanandaj, Bandar Abbas, Marivan, Bijar, Rasht, <\/strong>and <strong>Ahvaz<\/strong>. Their chants and slogans condemned corrupt management, government negligence, and inadequate pensions. Protesters in <strong>Ahvaz<\/strong> chanted slogans such as: \u201cEnough with the warmongering, our tables are empty!\u201d; \u201cInflation and high prices are killing the people!\u201d; \u201cBread is expensive, medicine is expensive; we are desperate for a piece of bread.\u201d; and \u201cWho broke the law? The bankrupt government!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 7\u2014Lavan, southern Iran<br \/>Workers of the Iranian Offshore Oil Company resume protests demanding for changes to the wage determination policies, job classification, company management, and other basic needs.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d6Bugb4Igw\">pic.twitter.com\/d6Bugb4Igw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1909204439270834638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 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;\">Retirees in <strong>Rasht<\/strong> were heard demanding the release of imprisoned workers and teachers, shouting: \u201cFree the imprisoned workers, free the imprisoned teachers!\u201d Protests in <strong>Tabriz<\/strong> and other cities also targeted local management, with participants chanting \u201cDeath to the incompetent manager!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The demonstrations extended to the island of <strong>Lavan<\/strong> in southern Iran, where workers from the Iranian Offshore Oil Company held protests demanding changes to wage determination policies, job classification, and company management. The workers have long been voicing grievances over exploitation and poor working conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">April 7\u2014Bandar Abbas, southern Iran<br \/>Retirees of the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) hold protest rally as the regime refuses to address their demands for higher pensions and basic needs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u1Qt3MGiIQ\">pic.twitter.com\/u1Qt3MGiIQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1909203177238307284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 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;\">The simultaneous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/\">protests across various cities<\/a> highlight the widespread dissatisfaction with the regime\u2019s economic policies, systemic corruption, and inability to provide basic necessities. Protesters continue to demand justice, accountability, and economic relief, with no sign of abating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protests erupted across Iran as retirees from the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) and workers from the Iranian Offshore Oil Company held demonstrations demanding better wages, higher pensions, and basic [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":330249,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[130],"class_list":{"0":"post-330248","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-protests","8":"tag-iran-protests"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran Protests: Retirees and Oil Workers Stage Nationwide Demonstrations on April 7, 2025 - 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