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Iran pension, labor, and teacher protests intensify

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By early September 2026, unrest involving retirees, workers, and educators expanded across Iran. Social security retirees continued demonstrations in cities such as Ahvaz, Shush, and Kermanshah, demanding wage equalization and greater independence for the Social Security ~~Organization from government control.~~ Organization. In Tehran, retirees from the cultural, telecommunications, and social security sectors ~~held protests focused on~~ protested regarding medical care and livelihood improvements. Labor and unemployment-related unrest persisted. In Ahvaz, Marun Oil Company contractors continued ~~four days of~~ protests over unpaid ~~wages and insurance. In~~ wages, while in Gachsaran, security forces reportedly used gunfire to disperse job seekers ~~protesting recruitment processes~~ at the Lishter ~~Refinery, resulting in~~ Refinery. In Kermanshah, the medical sector's grievances intensified as nurses and medical staff demonstrated at ~~least~~ Talegani University of Medical Sciences, demanding unpaid overtime wages that have been outstanding for approximately one ~~unconfirmed injury. Additionally, Arian Foolad employees demonstrated in Qazvin, and Saipa customers~~ year. New labor disputes emerged in ~~Tehran~~ other regions. In Sirjan, workers from the Mahvar Gostar Nasr company protested ~~contract changes and new fees.~~ a decision to relocate their workplace to projects in Mehran or Jask. Additionally, labor activist Esmail Bakhshi began a sit-in at the entrance of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Company, seeking reinstatement after years of legal efforts. In the education sector, teachers in Tehran organized protests regarding wage ~~increases, inflation-adjusted salaries, and the implementation of teacher ranking systems. By September 7, small-scale protests erupted in several cities, including Isfahan, Sanandaj,~~ increases and ~~Rasht, as the~~ inflation-adjusted salaries. The economic crisis ~~deepened. Demonstrators are demanding adherence to social security laws~~ continues to ~~ensure pension and disability benefits do not fall below the legal minimum wage, which is approximately 16.6 million tomans. A primary driver of the unrest is the skyrocketing cost of healthcare. Some~~ drive unrest, with medication prices ~~have increased by 120% to 543%. For example, the cost of a monthly prescription~~ for ~~NovoRapid insulin pens reportedly rose from 280,000 tomans to nearly 1.1 million tomans after insurance reimbursements, forcing some citizens, including cancer patients, to delay or forgo~~ essential ~~treatments. New labor disputes have emerged regarding~~ treatments like insulin rising significantly, and systemic failures in wage and benefit ~~payments. In Dezful, nurses have reportedly gone six months without performance bonuses and three months without overtime pay,~~ payments contributing to professional migration.

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