Raise in minimum wage not enough for Iranian workers
In violation of Iran's own laws, the minimum wage rise has not kept up with the inflation rate, and this may cause more problems and protests in the near future.
Crippling US-led sanctions coupled with domestic macroeconomic mismanagement have left about 12 million Iranian workers, feeding a total population of 30 million, in desperate conditions.
Workers earning a few hundred dollars a month have fought skyrocketing inflation in recent years with empty hands. They literally have no leverage to bargain with the government and private employers over their wages and work conditions, given the lack of independent labor unions.
