Iranian Nurses, Workers Protest Poor Living Condition

A group of nurses in Iran’s city of Qazvin gathered in front of the governor's office on Monday to protest inattention to their demands.

This protest rally was staged two days after a group of medical staff in the northeastern religious city of Mashhad also held a gathering to protest their poor living condition chanting, "We fought against Corona, we didn't get any support".

According to the Free Union of Iranian Workers the staff of Mashhad Medical Emergency also gathered in front of the Razavi Khorasan Governorate.

On the same day, Mashhad taxi drivers also protested outside the Taxi Organization, while news from the central city of Esfahan said farmers held a rally in front of the Water Department due to not receiving their water share.

On April 4, two hospitals in Babol in the north and central city of Arak witnessed a protest gathering of nurses who were angry about unpaid salaries.

Earlier, Secretary General of the Nursing Home announced in an interview with Didehban website that every month about 200 nurses emigrate from Iran.

Rising prices and economic hardship have led to repeated labor strikes and nationwide protests in the past few days.

The national currency has halved in value since September pushing prices for food and other necessities higher on top of 40-50-percent inflation in the past three years.