Ilam Retirees' Demands to Be Conveyed to Labor Minister

The Director General of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare of Ilam Province announced, following a meeting with the Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, that the demands of the organization's retirees will be pursued. He said: Payment of war-zone allowances, the government's share of supplementary insurance, and attention to retirees' welfare issues will be among the matters followed up.

The General Director of Cooperative, Labor and Social Welfare of Ilam Province informed about the follow-up of the demands of the retirees of this group in a meeting with the Minister of Cooperative, Labor and Social Welfare and said: the extraordinary payment of war zones, securing the government's share in supplementary insurance and dealing with the welfare issues of retirees will be among the issues to be pursued.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan from Ilam, in the honoring ceremony for the retirees of the General Department of Cooperative, Labor and Social Welfare of Ilam province, he expressed gratitude for the years of effort and service of the veterans and said: Retirees are spiritual assets and valuable treasures of experience, and to honor them is to preserve years of honest service, commitment and professional ethics.

Emphasizing the need to use the experiences of retirees, he added: holding this ceremony provided an opportunity to meet the veterans again and share thoughts with them so that the valuable experiences of these people can be used in the way of moving things forward.

Director General of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare of Ilam province, referring to the demands raised by the retirees, stated: Their concerns and requests have been recorded and will be raised and followed up in the upcoming meeting with Ahmed Midari, Minister of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare.

Rashidi continued: extraordinary payment of war zones to retirees, provision of the government's share in supplementary insurance by the executive body, and addressing the issue of incentive leave are among the demands that will be pursued in this meeting.

He also announced the support of this general administration for the formation of the center for retirees of the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare and said: We welcome the formation of this center and we will be with the retirees as much as we can to make it happen.

Rashidi also stated about the request of retirees to support their children's employment: the children of retirees who are eligible to receive small and home business facilities can refer to this general office to pursue their request.

He added: "We are trying to review qualified requests in this area and provide facilities at a rate of four percent until the end of October."

Director General of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare of Ilam province, referring to the welfare and livelihood problems of retirees, noted: Part of the issues raised are related to the limitations of financing and the way of implementing the approvals, which need to be followed up at higher levels.

In the end, Rashidi honored the memory of retired people who are not alive, wished health and peace to their families, and emphasized the need to continue communicating with veterans and benefit from their experiences.