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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Iran teachers hold protests over pay amid concerns of inflation
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThousands of Iranian school teachers have protested and staged a one-day strike over the slow implementation of salary and pension reforms, local media reports.
The teachers’ stoppage is the latest in a string of protests by public sector employees in recent weeks over the impact of soaring inflation on incomes.
Reformist newspaper Arman Melli says the teachers demonstrated outside parliament in Tehran and education ministry offices in provincial cities including Isfahan and Shiraz.
The paper says it was the third day of protests by teachers in recent weeks.
Iran’s ILNA news agency reports that striking teachers in Alborz province, west of the capital, carried placards demanding “Free the imprisoned teachers.” It was an apparent reference to colleagues detained at previous rallies.
The Times of Israel Community.