"The Crisis of Workers’ Wages in Iran: A Declining Standard of Living" 31 January 2025
An Iranian government agency reported a significant decline in the real value of workers’ wages, stating, “With less than 50 days remaining until the end of the Persian year 1403, the real value of wages has fallen to $86.”...

This marks a stark contrast to March of the previous year when, despite a nominal wage growth of over 35%, the real value stood at $119...

Currently, the base wage for workers under Iran’s labor law is approximately 7.166 million tomans per month...

Ali Asghar Ahaniha, an employer representative, downplayed expectations, stating, “In the current economic war, we cannot expect all household expenses to be covered through wages.”...

One user on Telegram stated, “Even if wages increase by 100%, it still won’t be enough.”...

“Over the past decade, workers’ wages have fallen by more than 400%—an unprecedented phenomenon in the history of the Iranian economy.”...

Jafar Azimzadeh, head of the Free Workers Union of Iran, condemned the employer representative’s remarks, accusing him of “whitewashing the slavery system.” He asserted that for 47 years, an “inhumane system” has systematically violated workers’ rights...

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