The tenth meeting to review the status of Afghan migrants in Iran, with the topic of "The role of Afghan migrants in Iran's economy," was held by the Rahel Legal Association, with a speech by Dr. Ali Bagheri, Director General of Employment of Foreign Nationals of the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare of the Islamic Republic of Iran, focusing on reviewing and analyzing the role and position of Afghan migrant workers, employers and investors in the Iranian economic system, on Sunday, April 27, at the House of Thinkers in Tehran.
Publish dateTuesday 29 April 2025 - 10:20
Story Code : 314244
Meeting to review the role of Afghan migrants in Iran's economy in Tehran;
When the Afghan migrant workforce complements the Iranian labor market, not replaces the Iranian workforce!
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Tehran: A significant number of Iranian and Afghan elites, students and socio-economic activists attended the meeting, which was chaired by Jafar Soltani, an Afghan economic researcher and secretary of the Rahel Association's economic working group.
The Director General of Foreign National Employment of the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare of the Islamic Republic of Iran explained and analyzed the benefits, challenges and ambiguities regarding the role and status of Afghan immigrants in the Iranian economy. Also, issues such as the process of legalizing employment and economic activities of immigrants and obstacles such as conflicts in the administrative system in this field were criticized and commented on by experts and guests of the meeting.
Referring to the waves of migrphobia in cyberspace and social networks, Dr. Bagheri explained and clarified many exaggerated and blackened statements regarding the negative economic consequences of the presence of immigrants, and stated in this regard: "We conducted research and found that in 15 provinces where Afghan nationals are present, the unemployment rate is much lower than in provinces where their presence and movement are prohibited. In the conclusions we made, we came to the statement that in most jobs, the labor force of nationals is not a substitute for the Iranian labor force; rather, it complements the Iranian labor market."
The Director General of Foreign Employment of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, in another part of his statements regarding the lack of role and impact of the presence of immigrants in increasing unemployment in Iran, added: “In the current situation, we have about two million unemployed Iranians, one million of whom are university educated, and the majority of the national workforce is not considered their competitor.”
The meeting ended with questions and answers from the participants, and the examination of other issues and dimensions of this issue was left to future meetings.
The Director General of Foreign National Employment of the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare of the Islamic Republic of Iran explained and analyzed the benefits, challenges and ambiguities regarding the role and status of Afghan immigrants in the Iranian economy. Also, issues such as the process of legalizing employment and economic activities of immigrants and obstacles such as conflicts in the administrative system in this field were criticized and commented on by experts and guests of the meeting.
Referring to the waves of migrphobia in cyberspace and social networks, Dr. Bagheri explained and clarified many exaggerated and blackened statements regarding the negative economic consequences of the presence of immigrants, and stated in this regard: "We conducted research and found that in 15 provinces where Afghan nationals are present, the unemployment rate is much lower than in provinces where their presence and movement are prohibited. In the conclusions we made, we came to the statement that in most jobs, the labor force of nationals is not a substitute for the Iranian labor force; rather, it complements the Iranian labor market."
The Director General of Foreign Employment of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, in another part of his statements regarding the lack of role and impact of the presence of immigrants in increasing unemployment in Iran, added: “In the current situation, we have about two million unemployed Iranians, one million of whom are university educated, and the majority of the national workforce is not considered their competitor.”
The meeting ended with questions and answers from the participants, and the examination of other issues and dimensions of this issue was left to future meetings.
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