The Ministry of Welfare and Social Security ( fa, وزارت رفاه و تأمین اجتماعی, ''Vâzart-e Refah-e vâ Tamin-e Ajtema'i'') established in 2004 and dissolved in 2011, was an Iranian government body responsible for the oversight of
Social security
Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifical ...
in Iran.
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Social security in Iran
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Health care in Iran ''For health issues in Iran see Health in Iran.''
Healthcare in Iran is based on three pillars: the public-governmental system, the private sector, and NGOs. The healthcare and medical sector's market value in Iran was almost US$24 billion in 2002 ...
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Subsidy reform plan
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Iranian labor law Iranian labor law describes the rules of employment in Iran. As a still developing country, Iran is considerably behind by international standards. It has failed to ratify the two basic Conventions of the International Labour Organization on freedom ...
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Social Security Organization (Iran)
The Social Security Organization (SSO) is a social insurance organization in Iran which provides coverage of wage-earners and salaried workers as well as voluntary coverage of self-employed persons. In 1975, the laws Social Security Law was app ...
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Civil Servants Pension Organization
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Iran's religious foundations
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Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization
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Government of Iran
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, نظام جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Neẓām-e jomhūrī-e eslāmi-e Irān, known simply as ''Neẓām'' ( fa, نظام, lit=the system) among its supporters) is the ruling state ...
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Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Iran)
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
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External links
Webpage of the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security
Human development, social and economic indicators for Iran
* ttp://www.payvand.com/news/09/feb/1327.html Iran Para-governmental Organizations (bonyads) By Ali A. Saeidi (Source: The Middle East Institute)
Poverty and Inequality since the Revolution
By Djavad Salehi-Isfahani (Source: The Middle East Institute)
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
Iran, Welfare and Social Security
2011 disestablishments in Iran
Welfare and Social Security
Ministry of Cooperatives Labour and Social Welfare (Iran)
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