Iran’s nurses have since yesterday morning staged a protest gathering. In June many nurses gathered outside Hamadan’s medical science department, expressing their protest to their unpaid wages, tough work conditions and lack of job security.
After the passing of a month, on June 31st we once again witnessed the nurses’ protest gathering outside the medical science university. Physicians, hospital staff, laboratory staff and hospital nurses in Hamadan gathered in protest to the implementation of the ‘Qasedak’ plan in the health ministry. They chanted: “enough talking, act!”
On June 30th, hundreds of nurses in Tehran took to the streets to shout their protest to poor work and living conditions.
On 29 June, nurses in the cities of Tehran, Tabriz, Yazd and Chalous, staged gatherings in protest to low wages and poor living conditions.
On this day the city of Tabriz witnessed the gathering of many nurses. They gathered at various hospitals in this city, including the Razi, Madani, Sina and Shohada hospitals.

What are the nurses protesting to?
After the Rouhani government came to office, a plan was implemented in the ministry of health called “paying on basis of conduct”. This plan raised the protest of many nurses.
The nurses say that agents affiliated to the government, instead of implementing the “nursing service tariff” plan that was ratified by the parliament 8 years ago, have implemented the “payment on basis of conduct” plan. This plan has completely violated the nurses’ rights.
Contrary to the remarks of the health ministry that said nurses will be paid upon their work hours and performance, in this plan individuals affiliated to the regime will take home large sums of money, yet the country’s nurses will not receive what they deserve!
The nurses say that their only hope is the country’s nursing system that must support them. Yet currently, the nursing system is hand in hand with the ministry of health and this ministry is acting against the nurses.

NCRI Women’s Committee – June 31, 2015