Emerging occupations due to poverty in Iran/ Saeideh Shafiei

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 […]...

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Waste collection; the last resort for the unemployed/ Kioumarth Amiri

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 […]...

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“Mian-buri to death; Koolbari in border areas; the result of people being pushed to the margins due to unemployment/ Bahar Abbasi”“Death in the middle; smuggling in border regions; the consequence of people being marginalized due to unemployment/ Bahar Abbasi”

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 […]...

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Poverty, need, and false occupations of this era and time / Morteza Hamounian

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) […]...

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Street vendors and wanderers; employed or hidden unemployed?/ Keyumars Karimi

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 […]...

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False occupation, another bread for validating government officials/ Fariborz Kalantari

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 […]...

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The relationship between hidden unemployment and the illegitimacy of the political system / Akbar Zarei Nezhad.

Understanding the scientific perspective on sociological issues is difficult for the general public; because social scientists are unable to properly explain the social issues of a society while also connecting with the public. One of the concepts that is particularly difficult for the public to define in Iranian society is unemployment and who is considered […]...

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Review of the first draft of the main government budget; against the people, in favor of special institutions/ Masoud Kazemi.

“We must make tough and courageous decisions.” This sentence was expressed by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of Parliament, in a joint session between the Parliament and the government regarding the budget for the year 1401. The decisions that Ghalibaf refers to and some other officials also call “economic surgery” seem inevitable given the economic […]...

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Gender equality advancements in 2021 / Elaheh Amani

The year 2021 was one of the most challenging years for women around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the vulnerability of women and deepened economic and social disparities. Globally, the work conditions for women became more limited due to the economic downturn. Women’s jobs in the service sector, along with a sharp decline in […]...

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“Remaining toxins in products, a warning for consumption inside/Mohammad Memandzadeh”

Iranian agricultural products, after being exported to several regional countries, were returned to Iran. According to activists and experts in this field, the reason for the return of these products was the presence of remaining pesticides and heavy metals. The consequences of this return have affected both domestic farmers and exporters, which could lead to […]...

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Comedy-Tragedy of Power Struggle; People’s Reaction to the Approval of the “Youth Population” Plan in an Interview with Saeed Ma’eedfar, Sociologist/ Mehrnoush No’edoust

The youth population plan, as a legal document with negative content or perhaps something similar to a government decree from a few years ago, was approved in parliament and announced by the president. Like many other laws in the Islamic Republic, this plan has been put on the agenda without any study and solely based […]...

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Azar Mansouri: Today’s generation does not have any motivation for having children / Azar Taherabad

The topic of youth and population policies in Iran has been a subject of discussion in society for some time now. The implementation of these policies, although it may seem politically or even economically reasonable to some, will create many social and economic challenges for both the community and the youth, as well as for […]...

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