Hello and welcome to the details of Iran announces 60pc minimum wage hike, according to local media and now with the details
Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - A supporter of Yemen's Huthi rebels waves Palestinian flags bearing portraits of rebel leader Abdul Malik al-Huthi during the Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day rally, a commemoration in support of the Palestinian people on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Sanaa on March 13, 2026. Yemen's Houthi rebels on March 9, welcomed Iran's ruling clerics appointing their slain leader's son as the country's new supreme leader, calling it a major blow for the Islamic republic's enemies as it fights a war with the United States and Israel. — AFP pic
PARIS, March 16 — Iran’s labour minister has announced a more than 60 per cent hike in the minimum wage, local media reported yesterday, months after anti-government protests that began as an expression of discontent over dire economic conditions.
The country adjusts its minimum wage yearly to account for inflation, which had skyrocketed under international sanctions in the months leading up to the ongoing war between Iran and its foes Israel and the United States.
A report from the Tasnim news agency citing the minister of labour said that “with the government’s approval”, the monthly minimum wage would increase from 103 million rials to 166 million in the coming year of the Persian calendar, which will begin in a few days’ time.
It also announced a similar hike in child support benefits.
The Iranian currency trades at about 1.47 million rial to the dollar, according to the monitoring website Bonbast.
Economic demonstrations broke out in December of last year, sparked by the high cost of living and the depreciation of the national currency.
They soon evolved into a nationwide movement calling for an end to the country’s clerical leadership that has been in place since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Authorities launched a crackdown on the protests that rights groups said killed thousands of people, prompting US President Donald Trump to threaten to intervene militarily.
Trump’s stated aims for launching the campaign against the Islamic republic have since shifted, though he has repeatedly called on Iranians to take the opportunity to rise up and take control of their country. — AFP
These were the details of the news Iran announces 60pc minimum wage hike, according to local media for this day. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. To follow all our news, you can subscribe to the alerts system or to one of our different systems to provide you with all that is new.
It is also worth noting that the original news has been published and is available at Malay Mail and the editorial team at AlKhaleej Today has confirmed it and it has been modified, and it may have been completely transferred or quoted from it and you can read and follow this news from its main source.
