Workers Protest Wage Adjustment Promises: "With This Pay, You Can't Survive a Week"; "You Only Offer Words, Promises and Slogans"

Following demands for wage adjustment, Safir Arjan audience members criticized officials' fruitless promises, declining purchasing power, insufficient salaries, and neglect of workers' and retirees' demands, calling for immediate and tangible action to improve livelihoods.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan, following the publication of the news of the request of Mohammadreza Tajik, the representative of workers in the Supreme Labor Council, for an immediate meeting of this council with the agenda of wage restoration, Ambassador Arjan's audience criticized the living conditions of workers and pensioners in the comments section. The main focus of these reactions is the reduction of purchasing power due to inflation, mistrust of officials' promises, criticism of the work of the Supreme Labor Council, and the demand for a review of salaries and pensions.

Some users believe that the increase in salaries is not proportional to the growth rate of living expenses, and in the current situation, it has become difficult for some households to even meet their daily expenses. In this context, one of the audience, referring to the situation of retirees and pensioners, wrote: "Currently, all the dissatisfied retirees and the voices of all pensioners have been heard."

Emphasizing the pressure caused by the increase in prices, another user wrote to the authorities: "Don't worry, inflation has put a lot of pressure on us."

Objection to the wage determination mechanism

Some of the published comments directly targeted the performance of the Supreme Labor Council and the mechanism for determining the rights of workers and retirees. One of the users wrote about this: "I wish you would postpone this council. We have an explicit law to increase the salaries of workers and pensioners. "There is no need for the Supreme Labor Council, except to violate the rights of pensioners and workers."

This point of view shows that in addition to the demand for salary increase, the issue of how to make decisions about wages and the effectiveness of responsible institutions has also been objected by some audiences.

Another user expressed his displeasure with the current situation by raising a short question and wrote: "Ko Adalat..."

In this regard, one of the audience, referring to the situation of working families, wrote: "The workers of the working families have no future, no life, no security, and no social justice."

These opinions collectively indicate that a part of the audience considers the issue of wages beyond the amount of annual salary increases and relates it to issues such as economic security, the future of the family, and social justice.

Demand to publish the performance of the Supreme Labor Council

Among the reactions, some users demanded to submit a performance report and announce the results of the actions taken instead of being satisfied with the officials' promises.

One of the audience wrote to the labor representatives: "If you are telling the truth, make a media release of your work in the Supreme Council of Labor today."

This demand has been raised in the situation that Tajik, in the published news, has called for an immediate meeting of the Supreme Labor Council to restore wages. From this user's point of view, the performance evaluation of labor representatives should be based on the results and actions taken.

Concern about the situation of hired workers and low-income jobs

Another part of the comments is dedicated to the problems of groups that, in addition to the pressure of inflation, are facing high housing costs and limited financial resources.

Referring to the situation of tenant workers, one of the users wrote: "Hello, please, first of all, give a thought to the tenant workers who do not have any family support. Every year, they find a house from door to door and do not have one." guarantor to get a loan and... especially hardworking bakery workers who even. They don't even have Eid."

In addition to the cost of housing, this audience has mentioned the difficulty of securing a guarantor to receive a loan and the condition of bakery workers; A group that, according to him, does not even enjoy benefits like Eid.

In the meantime, one of the users asked the authorities to pay attention to the situation of the workers in a short tone and wrote: "Think of us."

These comments show that, from the point of view of some audiences, the discussion of wage restoration should be followed according to the set of essential household expenses, especially housing and daily expenses.

Mistrust of promises and delays in salary revision

One of the most frequent themes of the comments is distrust of the promises made about the improvement of living conditions. Some users believe that the promises of increased salaries and economic support cannot reduce their concerns until they achieve concrete results.

Hamed wrote about this: "Just a promise"

Another user also emphasized the same issue and wrote: "Just words and promises and slogans."

One of the audience asked if the voices of the workers are basically heard and wrote: "Is there anyone who listens to you? Of course not."

Also, referring to the passage of time and waiting for salary review, one of the users asked: "Please, please, the month of Mehr ended sooner." So who?"

These comments indicate that there is a serious expectation to determine the time and result of the measures related to the restoration of wages; According to some audience, the expectation is accompanied by repeated promises and lack of concrete results.

Another user, referring to the experience of the past years, wrote: "Wages were supposed to be revised from the beginning of the second half of the year, but in these many years, no official has kept his promises, and the weak and middle class of society is getting poorer day by day, and to determine the poverty line, national security must give permission. The salary of a worker for a day is not even an egg and a liter of base oil, the officials themselves can live with this salary."

In addition to criticizing the failure to fulfill the promise of wage revision, this audience also pointed out the difficulty of providing basic goods and the issue of determining the poverty line.

You can't live a week with this salary

The pressure of everyday expenses and insufficient income to cover expenses are other important axes of reactions.

One of the users, referring to the status of the received salary, wrote: "Friends, with this salary, he has lived for half a week."

Another user, comparing the salaries of different groups and the country's budget situation, wrote: "You set astronomical salaries for yourself, but there is no budget when it comes to employees and workers."

These comments show that a part of the audience relates the salary issue to the feeling of discrimination in income distribution and the difference between the income of different groups in society.

One of the users addressed Mohammad Reza Tajik and criticized the performance of the labor representatives and wrote: "Mr. Tajik, you are the representative of the workers and during your representation, the worker has become miserable and miserable."

In addition to these criticisms, one of the audience, referring to the experience of government support, wrote: "Salary increases are not done like a commodity, after 7 months they forcibly increase half the amount."

Referring to the delay in the implementation of support related to Kalaberg, this user has also expressed doubts about the fulfillment of promises related to salary increases.

Criticism of how to calculate inflation and poverty line

The issue of the gap between official calculations and the everyday experience of households has also been raised in some of the comments.

Emphasizing the necessity of measuring inflation in people's real life, one of the audience wrote: "Find inflation at the bottom of the society, not behind your desks and your astronomical salaries. I am retired due to high prices, I cut off some of my expenses due to poverty."

This user, who introduced himself as a retiree, claimed that due to financial pressure and high cost, he arbitrarily stopped taking some of his medicines. This comment is an example of the concern raised about the impact of livelihood pressure on access to essential needs, including treatment.