While the fate of the war in the region remains uncertain, reports from Iran indicate a suffocating livelihood crisis for the population. Alireza Mahjoub, secretary-general of the Workers’ House (a regime-affiliated labor organization) in Iran, announced on Wednesday, April 22, that during the recent war between the Iranian regime and the United States and Israel, more than 700,000 jobs have been lost.
He said in a press conference that 130,000 people became unemployed directly due to the bombing of workplaces, and 600,000 job opportunities were lost indirectly.
He also warned that the consequences of unemployment caused by the post-war economic crisis will be far greater than these figures.
During the recent war, some of the country’s largest steel and petrochemical production facilities suffered serious damage due to airstrikes, and their production lines were halted. Other commercial and industrial units were also damaged.
Mohammad Hadi Asgari, deputy for cultural and social affairs at the Ministry of Labor of the Iranian regime, also said at the Wednesday press conference that the ministry is identifying and following up on the problems of the affected units and promised that the government would provide support packages for their reconstruction, but did not provide further details.
These figures are confirmed by the authorities, and the real numbers of unemployment and lost jobs are far higher. In one instance alone, thousands of jobs were affected due to nearly two months of internet shutdown.
