Al-Monitor | Saeed Jalili: To address the shortage of jobs in the country, Irans government has banked on the thriving technology sector. Yet, despite the alarming unemployment rate, fledgling service sector startups have difficulties with hiring unskilled workers. In this regard, traditional mentalities and new working conditions should be blamed....

IRNA - At a meeting with clerics and scholars on Tuesday, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution touched on some of the gaps in 'no-retiree law'. Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei emphasized the importance and necessity of implementing the law on the prohibition of retirees from being employed in government positions. He said, however, there ...

Al Monitor | Zep Kalb: Following intense tripartite negotiations, the Iranian government, employers and unions agreed to increase the country's minimum wageby 19.8%, from9.29 million rials ($245) per month to11.14 million rials ($294.50). The deal will see the highest year-on-year growth in real terms since 2002. Workers and labor unions have scored ...

IRNA President Hassan Rouhani urged all the relevant organizations in Iran to help expand the tourism industry and job creation in it. 'With the considerable advancements in medical knowledge and having advanced medical centers, good opportunities for development of tourism of health and providing medical services to neighboring countries have been ...

Tasnim Following a series of rallies in some Iranian cities in protest at difficult economic conditions, the Administrations Spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht unveiled plans to provide employment for more than 830,000 people in the next Iranian year. Speaking at a television talk show on Saturday night, Nobakht said the administration expects to create ...

MNA Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said increasing employment and vitality in the society is a top priority for the incumbent administration. President Rouhani made the remarks at a cabinet session held on Sunday. Congratulating the new Governor General of Bushehr, Dr. Rouhani said because of being located in the border and having industrial,...

Bloomberg - Irans nuclear deal with world powers and subsequent sanction relief have provided better access to foreign goods, but few locals believe it has led to more jobs, a new poll shows. Seventy percent of 700 Iranians surveyed nationwide by phone said multinationals had been slow to commit to trading with or investing in Iran, and most respondents ...

August 22, The Iran Project - In a March 30 speech in Gilan province, President Hassan Rouhani confirmed that unemployment has been a heavy burden on his administration. Rouhanis government has been able to generate only a maximum of 700,000 jobs per year. Meanwhile, VP Jahangiri labeled the job crisis in the country as a super challengeon April 15....