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While congratulating all of Iran\u2019s hardworking laborers, the Labor Commission of the National Council of Resistance of Iran described the minimum wage announced by the mullahs\u2019 regime in Iran for the new Iranian calendar year as cruel and unacceptable. The NCRI Labor Commission went on to call on all Iranian workers to take a stand against this regime\u2019s discrimination and repressive measures against workers\u2019 interests. An end to this regime\u2019s plundering, poverty, unemployment and deprivation, and the establishment of freedom and a popular government will only be possible after this regime is overthrown.<\/p>\n
Iranian Labor Minister Ali Rabii, one of the founders of the regime\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence \u2013 known as the mafia of assassinations, executions and torture in Iran \u2013 announced workers\u2019 monthly minimum wage for the new Iranian calendar year (March 2017 \u2013 March 2018) at 9.3 million rials (equal to $265), according to state-run media. Even the regime\u2019s own experts are admitting this is far lower than the necessary wage for workers to help their families make minimum ends meet. (State-run media \u2013 Mar 15, 2016)<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year the 24.89 million rial value of a food basket for a workers\u2019 families is the basis of such costs for a family of 3.5 people. However, one should ask what the real price is for a family of four or five?\u201d according to the state-run ILNA news agency on March 8 citing a regime expert.<\/p>\n
To this end, workers and their families, which according to government statistics make up more than 40 million people, will be facing even more poverty, discrimination and pressure in the coming year. (State-run ISNA news agency \u2013 Dec 7, 2016)<\/p>\n
Al signs indicate Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), controlling large portions of the country\u2019s economy, play the most important roles in determining these cruel wages. The reason is simple: the money made by Iran\u2019s hardworking laborers first fills their pockets. According to the regime\u2019s own economic directors, 120 different entities, organizations and foundations are engaged in major economic activities, controlling around 50% of Iran\u2019s gross domestic product.<\/p>\n
On Dec 18, 2015, only four months prior to the minimum wage announcement for Iran\u2019s next fiscal year, the IRGC-associated Javan Online website forecasted minimum wage back then at 8.3 million rials (around $238). This very number went on to be announced as the official minimum wage.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom late November to early-to-mid December, inflation reached 8.6%. Various experts believe must be a maximum three to five percent more than the inflation rate,\u201d said Khabar Online, another IRGC-affiliated website. On March 15 Rabii announced the increase in minimum wage at 14%.<\/p>\n
In the past two years the mullahs\u2019 regime has even eliminated the presence of a few laborers in the Supreme Labor Council. Ever since any decision on minimum wage has been completely controlled by the state. Moreover, last year Iranian President Hassan Rouhani established a group dubbed \u201cThree-party National Working Group\u201d chaired by Rabii. This entity adopted a resolution with one article named \u201cWorkers\u2019 Regional Wage.\u201d The regime sought to end determining the minimum wage and allowing each employer to determine their own minimum wage. This further increases the workers\u2019 exploitation and completely destroys their employment security. However, as workers stood firm on their position, Rouhani and Rabii were forced to cancel this resolution for the new Iranian calendar year.<\/p>\n
Our country\u2019s workers know very well that the Supreme Labor Council, the workers\u2019 representative taking part in this council and determining workers\u2019 minimum wage is nothing but a fa\u00e7ade. According to state-run media on March 6, 2014, the Minimum Wage Committee announced \u201cliving costs for a family of four is over 37.5 million rials\u201d (around $1,070). A few days later, however, Rouhani\u2019s Labor Minister decreased the minimum wage to one fourth.<\/p>\n
Workers\u2019 minimum wage is currently rated at $265, at a time when the regime\u2019s Assembly of Experts has vetoed a parliament bill seeking to limit director\u2019s monthly wages at 120 million rials (around $3,430). This practically legalizes huge wages enjoyed by Iranian regime officials.<\/p>\n
Labor Commission<\/strong> While congratulating all of Iran’s hardworking laborers, the Labor Commission of the National Council of Resistance of Iran described the minimum wage announced by the mullahs’ regime in Iran for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":45467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[175],"class_list":{"0":"post-22404","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncri-statements","8":"tag-updated"},"yoast_head":"\n
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