{"id":13056,"date":"2013-03-10T14:37:37","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T14:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/economy\/13056-iran-worker-sets-himself-on-fire-due-to-high-living-expense"},"modified":"2023-01-14T07:53:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T06:53:39","slug":"iran-worker-sets-himself-on-fire-due-to-high-living-expense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/iran-worker-sets-himself-on-fire-due-to-high-living-expense\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Worker sets himself on fire due to high living expense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"mine\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-39545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/mine.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"float: left;margin: 5px\" width=\"284\" height=\"200\" \/>NCRI \u2013 A mine worker has set himself on fire in City of Isfahan in Iran to protest high living expenses. <\/p>\n<p>The Head of the Employment Association in Isfahan acknowledged that the worker has set himself on fire due to high cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that workers particularly\u00a0have much difficulty to pay for their medical expenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &ndash; A mine worker has set himself on fire in City of Isfahan in Iran to protest high living expenses. 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