Healthcare Workers and Oil Ministry Employees Protest in Four Cities

On Saturday, November 18, healthcare workers and temporary employees of the Oil Ministry gathered in at least four cities in Iran. Nurses in the cities of Islamabad-e Gharb, Kermanshah, and Yazd protested against livelihood and professional issues, including unpaid overtime, bonuses, and tariffs for the year 1401. According to reports shared on social media, protesting nurses in Yazd gathered in front of the provincial governor's office, criticizing health officials in the city with chants of 'Incompetent official, resign, resign.' Simultaneously, temporary employees of the Oil Ministry in Ahvaz also protested again due to unmet demands. According to the Telegram channel of the Free Workers Union of Iran, among the demands of these employees are 'full implementation of the 1400 resolutions,' 'reform of the bonus formula according to the model of official and specified contract personnel,' 'reform of overtime rates,' and 'entitlement to bonuses according to the ruling of the General Board of the Administrative Justice Court.' The intensification of inflation and the constant rise in living costs, along with the failure to meet professional demands, have led workers, nurses, retirees, and other wage earners to hold protest gatherings in various cities in Iran almost every week. In some cases, these gatherings have turned violent due to the intervention of security forces and government agents, resulting in the detention of several protesters. Nevertheless, protests over dire living conditions have expanded in recent years. Protests by nurses in Urmia: 'Nurse, shout your right!' Professional protests were also held today in various cities in Iran. Workers, official employees, and retirees from the oil sector and nurses gathered in seven cities in Iran. Protests by retirees continued in several cities in Iran; 'We have seen no justice, we have heard too many lies.'