Iran: Thousands of People Staged a Protest in Front of the Regime's Parliament
- Friday, 13 January 2017 08:53
NCRI - On January 11, 2017, more than 2500 retirees of the Steel Industries staged a protest in front of the regime’s Parliament. Protesters had come from various provinces to participate in the rally. They had set up a huge banner in front of Parliament reading “We simply want our right”, “We retirees of the Steel Industries want to be amalgamated in state pension”. Protesters demand cancellation of self-administered pension plan of Steel Industries and its transfer to state controlled pension plan, payment of outstanding and unpaid claims including salaries and health benefits of pensioners.
Simultaneously, 300 employees of Agriculture Insurance Fund protested in front of the Parliament and demanded that their employment status be determined.
In Boroujerd too, on January 11, workers of Saman Tiles factory rallied in front of the Social Security department for the fifth time this month. Workers want their outstanding salaries to be paid. The workers have so far staged 20 rallies but have not received a response from the regime’s agents.
