{"id":2385,"date":"2006-10-18T08:42:07","date_gmt":"2006-10-18T07:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/human-rights\/2385-one-in-five-iranian-youths-out-of-work"},"modified":"2023-01-12T16:50:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T15:50:18","slug":"one-in-five-iranian-youths-out-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/one-in-five-iranian-youths-out-of-work\/","title":{"rendered":"One in five Iranian youths out of work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-29912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2006\/10\/unemployment.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" style=\"float: right\" alt=\"One in five Iranian youths out of work\" title=\"One in five Iranian youths out of work\" border=\"0\" \/>Agence France Presse &#8211; Iran on Wednesday announced that 20.9 percent of young people aged between 15 to 24 are unemployed, state-run television reported. <\/p>\n<p>The figure, based on a survey conducted from June 21 to September 21, was down 0.8 percent compared to same period last year, the head of the Iranian statistics organization, Mohammad Madad, was quoted as saying. <\/p>\n<p>According to Iranian labor law it is illegal to employ people under 15 and those aged between 15 and 18 have to be physically tested and certified by Iran&#8217;s social insurance organization. <br \/>Youth unemployment is seen as one of the major economic problems in Iran, where the majority of the population is under 30. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agence France Presse &ndash; Iran on Wednesday announced that 20.9 percent of young people aged between 15 to 24 are unemployed, state-run television reported. 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