Iran's Deputy Minister of Labor warned of the risk of eliminating one million and 400 thousand jobs by the end of the year. The Deputy Minister of Entrepreneurship and Occupational Development of the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Welfare of Iran announced that one million and 150 thousand people will leave the list of compulsory insured persons between March last year and the end of August this year and warned that if the economic recession continues, one million and 400 thousand jobs may be lost in the country by the end of the year. Malek Hosseini, in an interview with the Ilana news agency, published on Tuesday, November 5, also announced that the number of unemployment insurance recipients was joined by only about 300,000 people who were removed from the mandatory insurance list. This government official described the state of Iran's labor market as a result of a combination of economic, political and military crises and said that the recent wars, the protests in January, internet shutdowns, sanctions, chronic inflation and energy shortages have greatly reduced the ability of economic enterprises to continue their operations. The Deputy Ministry of Labor also stated that between March of last year and the end of May, about 900,000 people were removed from the insurance list, but the arrival of more than 200,000 new insureds brought the net decrease of the insured at the end of spring to about 700,000 people. Losing insurance coverage means depriving some of the workforce of protections such as employment-related health insurance, unemployment insurance, and retirement history. According to this government official, some unemployed workers prefer not to use this unemployment insurance premium for now and save it for more difficult situations due to the limited period of receiving the provision. In this interview, the Deputy Minister of Labor clearly indicated the Dima protest and the shutdown of the Internet as factors that worsened the employment crisis and said that after the widespread loss of the workforce in 1404, the Dima protest and then the shutdown of the Internet prevented many small and informal businesses from operating and, along with the war, worsened labor market conditions. The protests of January 1404 first began in response to the devaluation of the Rial and the deterioration of economic conditions, but it quickly took on a political aspect and became widespread demonstrations against the government. Read the full version of this report on the Radio Farda website.

Iran's Deputy Minister of Labor warned of the risk of eliminating one million and 400 thousand jobs by the end of the year. The Deputy Minister of Entrepreneurship and Occupational Development of the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Welfare of Iran announced that one million and 150 thousand people will leave the list of compulsory insured persons between March last year and the end of August this year and warned that if the economic recession continues, one million and 400 thousand jobs may be lost in the country by the end of the year. Malek Hosseini, in an interview with the Ilana news agency, published on Tuesday, November 5, also announced that the number of unemployment insurance recipients was joined by only about 300,000 people who were removed from the mandatory insurance list. This government official described the state of Iran's labor market as a result of a combination of economic, political and military crises and said that the recent wars, the protests in January, internet shutdowns, sanctions, chronic inflation and energy shortages have greatly reduced the ability of economic enterprises to continue their operations. The Deputy Ministry of Labor also stated that between March of last year and the end of May, about 900,000 people were removed from the insurance list, but the arrival of more than 200,000 new insureds brought the net decrease of the insured at the end of spring to about 700,000 people. Losing insurance coverage means depriving some of the workforce of protections such as employment-related health insurance, unemployment insurance, and retirement history. According to this government official, some unemployed workers prefer not to use this unemployment insurance premium for now and save it for more difficult situations due to the limited period of receiving the provision. In this interview, the Deputy Minister of Labor clearly indicated the Dima protest and the shutdown of the Internet as factors that worsened the employment crisis and said that after the widespread loss of the workforce in 1404, the Dima protest and then the shutdown of the Internet prevented many small and informal businesses from operating and, along with the war, worsened labor market conditions. The protests of January 1404 first began in response to the devaluation of the Rial and the deterioration of economic conditions, but it quickly took on a political aspect and became widespread demonstrations against the government. Read the full version of this report on the Radio Farda website.