About 1.3 million foreign nationals are currently employed in Iran, only 300,000 of whom have work permits and the remaining 1 million are working illegally, according to the caretaker of Employment and Entrepreneurship Affairs Department of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare.
“The financial benefits of taking on illegal foreign nationals is the main reason Iranian employers tend to hire foreigners and refugees for implementing their projects,” Mahmoud Karimi Beyranvand was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
“At present, Iran is hosting five million Afghan refugees,” says Hamid Haj-Esmaeili, a labor market expert.
“Some of these refugees have resided in Iran for some time now and some have recently crossed into Iran after the transition of power in this neighboring state last year. A majority of Afghan refugees in Iran are illegal residents and don’t have passports. Many of these refugees are active in Iran’s job market without having work permits,” he told the Persian daily Jahan-e Sanat.
April 12, 2022 13:11
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1m Foreign Nationals Employed in Iran Lack Work Permits: Official
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