Iran’s labor force: half the country living in poverty Analysis by PMOI/MEK Iran, October 2, 2019 —The livelihoods and economic situation of workers in Iran continues to deteriorate dramatically year after year. Facts and figures revealed by Iranian regime officials lead to the mind-blowing conclusion that no one would believe ten years ago. Workers in different countries may live in bad conditions, but there are many factors that make the situation of workers in Iran worse when compared to democratic countries, especially in the west. In Iran, the workers are systematically denied their basic rights. In 2019, the Iranian regime excluded contract workers from Labor Law and denied them their basic rights. Meanwhile, those few workers who do get support from the Labor Law struggle to afford the cost of their livelihoods. In August 2019, Ali Khodaie, a member of the regime's High Labor Council revealed that only 4 percent of Iranian workers enjoy job security. Iran ha...