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| وزارت تعاون، کار و رفاه اجتماعی ایران Vezârat-e Ta'âvon, Kâr va Refâh-e Ejtemâ'i-ye Irân | |
.svg) Flag of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 3 August 2011 |
| Preceding agencies | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Employees | 46,294 (2019)[1] |
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| Government of Islamic Republic of Iran |
The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare (Persian: وزارت تعاون، کار و رفاه اجتماعی) is an Iranian government body responsible for the oversight of Cooperative business, regulation and implementation of policies applicable to labour and social affairs. It also oversees the Social Security (social welfare) of Iran. The social security (social welfare) program was formed on 3 August 2011 to insure the well-being of the people in Iran.[2]
This Ministry was formed in 2011 by merging the Ministry of Cooperatives, Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Social Welfare. Merging of Ministries lowers the number of employments positions.
In the country, the activities of Minister of C.L.S. are focused on the regulation of labor laws, well-being of the workforce and stopping the brain drain.[3] The Ministry of C.L.S. manages the entrepreneurship in Iran.[4] It manages the annual entrepreneurs festival. In the festival, prizes are donated to the winners of The National Festival of Entrepreneurs in Iran.[5]
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- ^ "Statute of the National Entrepreneurship Organization of Iran". ineo.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Rezaei, Shahamak; Dana, Leo-Paul; Ramadani, Veland, eds. (2017). Iranian Entrepreneurship. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50639-5. ISBN 978-3-319-50638-8.
- ^ "Iran Veep Sees Bright Future for Knowledge-Based Firms". Financial Tribune. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2019.