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Tag: Iranian labour conditions
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Iranian Miners’ Call for Justice Echoes in Social Media
In December of 2015 miners of Agh Dareh gold mines staged a number of protests which earned many miners imprisonment, flogging and hefty fines.…
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Iranian Workers, Pensioners Protest Months of Delayed Wages
Labour protests have become the order of the day in Tehran and other cities across the country with workers and pensioners demanding payment of…
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Workers, International Workers Day: Official and Actual Accounts
by Mitra Fakhim The days leading to the International Workers Day in Iran has been eventful. Official events were weeklong and the independent labour…
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Sugar factory’s closure sign of weak economy in Iran
Two hundred and eighty five permanent and contract workers are out of a job after the Varamin Sugar Factory completely shut down in March.…
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170 Workers in Limbo with Factory Closure
Gilan’s concrete parts factory has temporarily shut down due to financial woes leaving 170 workers out of a job. ILNA reported on Friday April…
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Province’s forest wardens discouraged by lack of pay
The head of Kohgilouyeh and Boyerahmad Natural Resources has announced that 75 forest wardens in the province have not received their wages in the…
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New minimum wage still falls short of family expenses
Iran’s Supreme Labour Council set the minimum wage for the coming year at 811,000 toumans per month after an eight-hour meeting on Tuesday March…
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Worker advocates lament collapse of purchasing power
Labour advocates report that the state of minimum wage in the country has left workers with a serious strain on their purchasing power, calling…
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Task force formed early to set minimum wage rates
The minister of labour has issued a directive to representatives of employers and employees to review workers’ living conditions in order to determine minimum…
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Minimum wage increase under consideration called inadequate
The increase to the minimum wage for the new Iranian calendar year will be finally determined on Sunday March 15, but independent labour organizations…
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Labour groups urge strong final stand in minimum wage talks
Sixty Iranian labour organizations have urged the Supreme Council of Labour to set the minimum wage for the new Iranian calendar year, which will…
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Stalled talks lead to extension for deciding minimum wage
Negotiations over Iran’s minimum wage have remained at a standstill as worker representatives, the ministers of labour and economy and the heads of the…