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On 10th<\/sup> May 2018, the Coordination Committee of Teachers’ Association in Iran released a statement that calls for a national strike on 14th<\/sup> and 15th<\/sup> October. Retired workers from different industries are also going to hold nationwide protests on 16th<\/sup> October.<\/p>\n The strike is over long-standing, unresolved issues that teachers face in Iran:<\/p>\n The committee called the situation of the teachers \u201cimpossible\u201d and urged them not to attend classrooms.<\/p>\n The committee also calls on the families of students and the rest of society, as the issues include \u201cfree education for all\u201d, \u201chigh quality education for all\u201d, \u201csafe schools\u201d, \u201cfree healthcare for all\u201d, \u201cemployment of enough teachers to meet the needs\u201d, as well as \u201creturn of teachers’ funds\u201d.<\/p>\n Retired workers from different industries have also called for a nationwide protest on 16th<\/sup> October, as they face some similar issues including poverty, discrimination, high prices and having to live below the poverty line. They also call for \u201cfree healthcare for all\u201d and \u201cfree education for all\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n #WPIranNews #FightForLife #TeachersStrike #RetiredWorkers #LowWages #PovertyLine<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n