Labour Rights
Retirement Funds; “Time Bombs” of Iran’s Economy / Amir Aghaei
For years, experts have been warning about the bankruptcy of retirement funds. This has been a pressing issue for almost 10 years now and the situation continues to worsen every day. The fact that retirees constantly face difficulties in receiving their rights and benefits is also considered one of the hidden reasons for the bankruptcy […]...
Read MoreHow did Iran become poor in the last ten years?/ Amir Aghayi
Last month, the publication of an advertisement on the “Divar” website regarding a request from a poor family in Semiram, located in Isfahan province, was met with a lot of reactions from social media users. In the published advertisement, this family has asked citizens not to throw away their “extra food” and to give it […]...
Read More“Today’s retirees are yesterday’s workers, still on the streets; why?” / Amir Javaheri Langroudi
The above question prompts us to take a look at the various social categorizations of retirees, recognize their problems and demands, and discuss a way out. Without a doubt, today in the midst of confrontations over demands on the streets, retirees are considered to be the awakened conscience of the class movement in Iran. I […]...
Read MoreChildren in the dream of childhood/ Abolfazl Alizadeh
Years ago, we may have seen children in the profession of begging, but now they are forced to do anything, even tasks that pose great danger to them. If we were to write a quick article, words would not be enough to describe this widespread pain in the world, in which children have no say […]...
Read MoreExamining the Threats and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence for the Job Market in a Conversation with Ahmad Mirdari, Former Deputy Minister of Labor / Matin Mostafaei
Last week, the media outlet “Kuwait News” unveiled a female presenter who was created using “artificial intelligence”. The name of this presenter, who was dressed in a black coat and a white t-shirt, is “Faze”. She is expected to read online bulletins for her viewers. This trend is rapidly expanding and has affected various sectors […]...
Read MoreWill artificial intelligence take our jobs? / Amin Ghazaei
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the progress of technology and mechanization of production processes, or automation, has caused waves of unemployment in the job market. Marx and other social theorists show that due to the reliance of production on the profits of capitalists, machines instead of reducing the workload of workers, lead to […]...
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Created By: Amin GhazaieThe struggle for survival revolves around the wage line / Amir Aghaei.
A look at the minimum wage of workers in 1402. Every year at the end of the budget season, the discussion of increasing wages for the next year becomes a concern that occupies the minds of both workers and employers. This concern is especially serious and important in recent years, when inflation rates have been […]...
Read MoreA Look at the Recent Strike of Workers at the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company / Hirad Pirbodaghi
Unity. The strike of retired and employed workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company in the final days of the month of Ordibehesht this year is so important for the labor movement in Iran that we cannot allow it to be overshadowed by the daily events and protests that we pass by so easily. […]...
Read MoreThe workforce is not a productive institution; inefficiency of minimum wage policy in Iran / Saeideh Shafiei.
The discussion of workers’ rights and wages in different parts of the world is of special importance. This importance is highlighted during economic crises, especially now that the global economy is facing the COVID-19 pandemic. In Iran, the thirteenth government has increased the minimum wage for workers by fifty-seven percent for the year 2022, which […]...
Read MoreThe young workforce and challenges ahead in Islamic Iran / Keyumars Amiri
For years, Iranian youth have been struggling with the problem of unemployment, which has affected their overall destiny and life. A young person who has studied with a thousand difficulties and after completing mandatory service, when they go to look for a job, they are faced with closed doors and spend years wandering without finding […]...
Read MoreRahmatollah Nowrouzi, a representative of the parliament, in a conversation with Morteza Hamounian: The tears of the farmers have emerged.
A member of the Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources Committee of the Islamic Consultative Assembly stated that “the tears of farmers have come” and said “potatoes have remained on the hands of farmers in Golestan province. A month ago, it was also left on the hands of Ardabil farmers. The total price for the farmer […]...
Read MoreThe mirage of self-sufficiency in a waterless era / The beautiful melody of Koosar
It was the year 58 when we left Tehran for Noorabad Mamassani. My father was involved in his research project “Flood Control” which was supposed to be implemented in the Jungan section of Mamassani. The story was that if we could control the floods on the flood plains, soil erosion would be minimized and with […]...
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