The issue of minimum wage and its approval process in the Supreme Labor Council in the final days of last year sparked many discussions. Some media outlets referred to the method of determining it as a strange coincidence, and some used the term “wage suppression” to describe it. In this regard, and considering the importance […]...

One of the ongoing dissatisfactions regarding setting a minimum wage in Iran is that the cost of living for workers always exceeds the approved wage. For example, comparing the approved wage to the cost of living for workers shows that in the past five years, the cost of living for workers has consistently been higher […]...

Worker, is considered one of the most complex elements in the production process. Although workers receive lower wages compared to skilled labor, they play a vital role in the economic and production cycle. This is while they are clearly faced with issues such as delayed payment of wages. What causes workers to usually face difficult […]...

Economic indicators consider poverty as a “reduction in quality of life” or “deprivation”, meaning a decrease in access to material resources. Measuring the decline in income compared to the poverty line (poverty line index) or the decrease in purchasing power are major methods for calculating the level of poverty. In sociological studies, the social effects […]...

At the opening ceremony of the construction of the International Labour Organization building in June 1926, three golden keys were unveiled to unlock three locks. These three golden keys were symbolic representations of an important principle in labor rights that remains a golden rule: tripartism. Years of effort to achieve fair working conditions had shown […]...

The struggle for survival is a term that is less used in today’s world and in the field of economy, but for workers, employers, and even the government, conditions have become so difficult and exhausting that they must fight for their survival and continuity of their activities. Workers and their families are worried about their […]...

Work and using one’s own hands to provide for their own and their family’s needs has been one of the most common ways of life for humans since ancient times. The emergence of the Industrial Revolution and the expansion of industries, along with the increase in demand for labor on one hand and the effort […]...

Basic rights and minimum wage are referred to by the International Labor Organization as a set of rights that an employer is obligated to pay to their employees for work done during a specific period of time, and cannot be reduced by the will of either party or collective agreement. The purpose of this component […]...

In 1403, similar to previous years, the minimum wages of workers at various levels increased. We witnessed an increase of almost 35%. However, this amount is not enough to cover the expenses of a normal life, according to many experts. In other words, a citizen who is expected to have a normal life in exchange […]...

According to the inflation reported by the Statistical Center of Iran and the Central Bank, we have extracted the monthly cost of living for a family of 3.3 members until the end of Azar month 1402 (December 2023) to be 23 million and 500 thousand tomans. This was stated by Mohsen Bagheri, the deputy head […]...

“Father didn’t give bread, father gave life. He had been absent for a long time; sometimes for temporary and difficult jobs in big cities, sleeping in cars and parks, and sometimes for months-long detentions in prison for protesting low wages, delayed payments, and harsh working conditions that had pushed him to the edge and eventually […]...

The impact of minimum wage and its determination methods on various dimensions of countries’ economies is undeniable, and for this reason, different countries deal with this issue in different ways, according to their economic policies. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has a specific definition for “minimum wage.” According to this organization, minimum wage is the […]...