As long as the economy does not deviate from its record and negative economic growth does not exceed five percent, jobs will not be created. These are the words of Gholamreza Marhaba, the spokesperson for the Economic Commission and representative of Astara in Gilan province in the eleventh session of the Islamic Council. The parliamentary […]...

Dr. Alireza Sharifi Yazdi believes that “currently, waste management is not the most catastrophic event in our society from an economic perspective, but rather it is simply one of the most visible ones.” This social psychology expert admitted in an interview with Khat-e-Solh that the most important factor in the widespread prevalence of false occupations […]...

“Informal” work is a form of paid work that is not recognized by economic laws. According to Marx, “wage labor” is work that has become a “commodity” and is bought and sold. Now, if this “commodified” work is defined as “informal,” it becomes a vicious cycle, as if the actor is only being exploited for […]...

This is an undeniable fact that poverty not only affects the economic conditions of society, but also has an impact on the social life of citizens. The decrease in purchasing power of citizens leads to changes in their previous social habits, such as allocating expenses for leisure, clothing, suitable food, health and medical care, and […]...

“Smuggling of Iranian white oil to the Emirates. This headline has not yet caused any controversy in any news agency. However, it will soon find a place for itself in the news agencies. Fuel smuggling from Hormozgan to neighboring countries is not a new subject. Although occasional news from southern law enforcement authorities about the […]...

When talking about working children or garbage-collecting children, authorities immediately announce eighty or eighty-five percent of these children as illegal foreign nationals to the media and report on their living conditions, work, laws, or lack thereof, to prevent the employment of foreign nationals. Government institution statistics estimate the number of garbage-collecting children in Tehran to […]...

These days, with the spread of poverty, new jobs have emerged in the Iranian economy. In this regard, the focus is on examining the emerging jobs caused by poverty. Initially, statistical evidence related to poverty and unemployment is mentioned from official reports. Then, some jobs and employment trends in the Iranian economy are discussed. High […]...

The phenomenon of waste picking in the global market, especially in Iran, does not have a long history. This false profession emerged about three decades ago, following the lack of fair distribution of facilities and the widening gap between social classes, and with the increase of poverty and unemployment in Iranian society, it has become […]...

The term “Kolbar” is a painful one for people due to the occurrence of some bitter events, such as the killing and death of Kolbars in the snowy mountains of Kurdistan. It is a pain that is caused by the lack of jobs, factories and workshops in their hometowns, and the deprivation of any remedy […]...

More than six years ago, official media in the Islamic Republic of Iran reported on a historic explosion of false jobs in the job market. These media outlets reported on 23 million workers in the Iranian job market, of which, according to the then Minister of Labor, seven million were engaged in false jobs. (1) […]...

False occupations, whose main cause is chronic unemployment and deep-rooted poverty in underdeveloped countries (third world), have been plaguing our society for years; pseudo-employment that is neither a legitimate job nor has the support of organizations such as associations, unions, syndicates, etc. that can defend its members. It is neither a job with sufficient income […]...

False occupation is one of those attractive titles that many presidential and parliamentary candidates have sought to benefit from by showing their concern for it. These days, the situation of unemployment and lack of job has reached a point where people turn to fake jobs to escape unemployment. In other words, unemployment has reached such […]...