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Iran: Retired workers of the communication industry hold rally, sit-ins [including photos of the strike]

Hundreds of retired employees of “Iran Telecommunication Industries” (ITI) in Shiraz, southern Iran, held a week-long protest and sit-ins inside the factory plaza demanding to be paid their outstanding salaries. 


 



 



 


One of the retired workers said: “Since last Tuesday (May 24), we set up our tents in the courtyard of that factory and asked the governorate labor department officials to hold a meeting with us regarding the demands of the retired workers but not only did they not come; they also pressured us in various ways to remove the tents, so we gathered here last night.”
 


 



 



 


On May 28, the state-run ILNA news agency reported that some 1300 retired workers of the ITI, who have been made redundant gradually since 2006, have not received their deferred wages and severance benefits. So, some of these retired workers have set up tents inside the courtyard of the factory in protest to receive their unpaid wages and benefits.
Retired workers said that the employer claims that lack of financial resources is the reason for failing to fulfill their legal obligations regarding the outstanding and unpaid wages, but the workers are tired of this situation and have vowed to continue their gatherings until their demands are met.
 



 



 


 


Detailing their demands, the retired workers said that the average severance benefits based on their work experience is about 300 million Rials (U.S. $9,900) per worker but the employer on the pretext of lack of financial resources is not able to pay their benefits and unpaid wages. According to the workers, they have also not received 13 to 15 months of unpaid salaries which dates back to the time of their employment.


 


 


 


In the end, the protesters say: “Despite repeated visits, we have not yet managed to receive our demands and settle the accounts. So, we decided to make a new way of gathering to protest the employer’s approach.”

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