National transport strike in Portugal as rail and bus drivers walk out on two strike days over pay and conditions; protests and strikes by oil and steel workers and nurses join pensioners’ protests across Iran against collapsing living standards; ongoing strikes and protests in Iran over deteriorating social conditions
Solidarity strikes in support of Tesla workers at Swedish subsidiary spread to Denmark, Norway and Finland for collective agreement, but union’s agenda is corporatism; 24-hour strikes across Middle East including in parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Tunisian teachers walk out to demand ceasefire in Gaza; 170,000 teachers and lecturers still out after 75 days in Iraqi Kurdistan over wage arrears; platinum miners in Bakubung, South Africa stage underground sit-in over three days for better pay and conditions
On December 10, protests by employees of the Iranian Offshore Oil Company on Siri Island continued.Socioeconomic protests in Iran continued with gatherings of retirees from the Social Security Org