Ilam Retirees' Demands to Be Pursued in Meeting with Labor Minister

Ilam – The Director General of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare in Ilam announced that the retirees' demands will be pursued in a meeting with the Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare.

According to the report of Mehr reporter, Ali Rashidi, at the ceremony honoring the retirees of this General Directorate, expressed gratitude for the years of effort and service of the veterans and said: Retirees are spiritual assets and valuable treasures of experience for the organization and society, and to honor them is to uphold commitment, professional ethics and years of honest service.

Pointing to the necessity of taking advantage of the experiences of retirees, he added: By holding this ceremony, we tried to provide an opportunity to meet the veterans again and share thoughts with them so that we can continue to use the valuable experiences of these loved ones in the way of moving things forward.

He continued: extraordinary payment of war zones to retirees, provision of the government's share in supplementary insurance by the executive body, and the issue of incentive leave are among the things that will be followed up in this regard.

The General Director of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare of Ilam province also announced about the establishment of the center for retirees of the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare: We welcome the establishment of this center and we will be with the retirees as much as we can to make it happen.

Referring to the request of retirees to support their children's employment, Rashidi also said: The children of retirees who are eligible to receive small and home-based 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."

Referring to the welfare and livelihood problems of retirees, Rashidi noted: Part of the issues raised are related to the limitations of financing and the way of implementing the approvals, for which we need follow-up at higher levels.

In the end, by honoring the memory of the retired people who are not alive, he wished health and peace to their families and emphasized the necessity of maintaining relations with the veterans and using their experiences.