{"id":337589,"date":"2025-09-28T07:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T06:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=337589"},"modified":"2025-09-28T07:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T06:44:10","slug":"widespread-protests-grip-iran-over-unpaid-wages-and-failing-public-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/widespread-protests-grip-iran-over-unpaid-wages-and-failing-public-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Widespread Protests Grip Iran Over Unpaid Wages and Failing Public Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:5dc8fb5a-5748-4012-9856-942891a7ef6f-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a4f03358-4253-4808-a50b-c0dc7111217f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_337590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-337590\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-337590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ahvaz-\u2013-Protest-gathering-of-National-Steel-Group-workers-\u2013-Saturday-September-27-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Ahvaz \u2013 Protest gathering of National Steel Group workers \u2013 Saturday, September 27, 2025\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ahvaz-\u2013-Protest-gathering-of-National-Steel-Group-workers-\u2013-Saturday-September-27-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ahvaz-\u2013-Protest-gathering-of-National-Steel-Group-workers-\u2013-Saturday-September-27-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ahvaz-\u2013-Protest-gathering-of-National-Steel-Group-workers-\u2013-Saturday-September-27-2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ahvaz-\u2013-Protest-gathering-of-National-Steel-Group-workers-\u2013-Saturday-September-27-2025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ahvaz-\u2013-Protest-gathering-of-National-Steel-Group-workers-\u2013-Saturday-September-27-2025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ahvaz-\u2013-Protest-gathering-of-National-Steel-Group-workers-\u2013-Saturday-September-27-2025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-337590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahvaz \u2013 Protest gathering of National Steel Group workers \u2013 Saturday, September 27, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A tidal wave of protest swept across Iran on Saturday, September 27, 2025, exposing the clerical regime&#8217;s profound inability to govern. In a remarkable and widespread show of dissent, workers, medical staff, students, bakers, and drivers staged simultaneous protests in multiple cities, each demonstration a testament to a nation pushed to its breaking point by systemic corruption, economic ruin, and violent oppression. The events of this single day paint a stark picture of a failed state teetering on the edge of collapse, confronted by a populace that is increasingly organized and unwilling to remain silent.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Rot in Iran&#8217;s Economic Heartland: Workers Rise Up<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The engine of Iran\u2019s economy\u2014its industrial and energy sectors\u2014ground to a halt in several key locations as workers rose up against the regime&#8217;s plunder and mismanagement. At the massive South Pars gas complex, workers at Phase 14 took the decisive step of shutting down the two main entry gates, protesting months of unpaid wages and the leadership&#8217;s hollow promises. Their blockade sent a clear message: the lifeblood of the regime\u2019s revenue is being managed by a workforce that the regime itself has abandoned.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">September 27\u2014Kangan, southern Iran<br \/>Workers at Phase 14 of the South Pars Gas Complex refinery blocked the two main entrances of the facility in protest over unfulfilled promises by officials and unpaid wages and benefits.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ya7xlcXQVc\">pic.twitter.com\/Ya7xlcXQVc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1971947803762204807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 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;\">This defiance was echoed in Ahvaz, where workers of the National Steel Group, still awaiting their salaries for August and September, were blocked by authorities from gathering in front of the provincial governor&#8217;s office. They were offered yet another promise of payment, a tactic they have learned to distrust. Meanwhile, at the Gonabad Taghdis Porcelain factory, personnel ceased work entirely, holding a rally on the factory grounds to protest severe delays in their pay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The crisis has paralyzed even the most fundamental state infrastructure. A group of locomotive drivers, the backbone of the nation&#8217;s rail transport, were forced to gather outside the Ministry of Roads in Tehran to demand their long-overdue wages. In a similar scene of desperation, truck drivers rallied outside the Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade, protesting the months-long bureaucratic limbo that has left their imported trucks, and their capital, locked away at customs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">September 27\u2014Tehran, Iran<br \/>Truck importers rally in front of the Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade, demanding accountability from officials over the failure to release their trucks from customs after months of waiting.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uCdXrGuwLs\">pic.twitter.com\/uCdXrGuwLs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1971944324175949843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Collapse of Public Services: A Nation Betrayed<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s failure extends far beyond industrial sites, striking at the heart of Iran&#8217;s public services and endangering the health and well-being of its citizens. In a shocking indictment of the system&#8217;s decay, personnel at the Razi Psychiatric Hospital in the Aminabad district of Tehran protested after going an entire year without receiving their salaries and benefits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This neglect of frontline medical staff was also on display in Rafsanjan, where nurses gathered outside the University of Medical Sciences to demand months of overdue overtime pay and back wages. Their chants and placards were a public condemnation of a system that has repeatedly betrayed its healthcare heroes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">September 27\u2014Mashhad, northeast Iran<br \/>Bakers in the city of Mashhad gathered in front of the provincial governor\u2019s office to protest the non-payment of government subsidies.<br \/>They demanded to know why the bread subsidies\u2014which are supposed to guarantee people\u2019s livelihood and the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QDrpGw5agS\">pic.twitter.com\/QDrpGw5agS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1971942431491838444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 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;\">In Mashhad, the crisis hit the most basic of necessities: bread. Bakers rallied in front of the provincial governor&#8217;s office, their central question echoing across the city: &#8220;Where is our bread subsidy?&#8221; The regime&#8217;s failure to pay essential subsidies has pushed them to the brink of bankruptcy and threatens the food security of millions.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Youth and the Oppressed: A Future Under Threat<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While failing its current workforce, the regime is also systematically dismantling the future for its youth and responding with brute force against its most vulnerable citizens. At Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, students from the faculties of Rehabilitation and Management went on strike, occupying the central university building to protest a forced relocation. Displaying remarkable organization, they refused to negotiate with junior officials and insisted on speaking only with the university president, chanting &#8220;We won&#8217;t stop protesting until the university president arrives.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">September 27\u2014Tehran, Iran<br \/>Parents of university entrance exam students protest the decision by the Ministry of Education and the Iranian regime\u2019s parliament regarding the definitive inclusion of GPA and academic records from 11th and 12th grades in the national exam process,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LpVtATS1G5\">pic.twitter.com\/LpVtATS1G5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1971948657172766981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 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;\">In another protest, parents of university applicants gathered to oppose a new admissions policy that gives &#8220;absolute influence&#8221; to high school GPA, a rule they argue destroys educational fairness and their children&#8217;s futures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, in the southeastern region of Dashtiari, the regime&#8217;s cruelty was on full display. On Thursday, September 25, agents from the Mersad border post were reported to have brutally attacked impoverished fuel carriers by throwing rocks at their vehicles. In a chilling detail, the agents placed the rocks inside flour sacks to inflict maximum damage\u2014a calculated act of violence against people forced into this deadly trade by the regime&#8217;s own economic failures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The events of September 27 were not a series of isolated incidents but a synchronized eruption of a nation\u2019s fury. The protests reveal a fundamental truth: the ruling theocracy is incapable of providing even the most basic security and livelihood for its people. The crisis is a direct result of the institutionalized corruption overseen by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and executed by entities like the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/inside-irans-army-of-terror-and-oppression-revolutionary-guards-irgc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From the oil fields to the hospitals, and from university halls to the nation&#8217;s bakeries, the Iranian people are demonstrating that their patience has expired. These are not merely economic protests; they are a political indictment of an illegitimate and incompetent regime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tidal wave of protest swept across Iran on Saturday, September 27, 2025, exposing the clerical regime&rsquo;s profound inability to govern. 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