EghtesadOnline: Over 23 million people are employed in Iran, but those who contribute to pension funds are fewer than 17 million, suggesting that six million workers are either uninsured or working in the informal economy, a deputy minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare said.

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ahmad Meydari , who is in Beirut at the head of a delegation, conferred with Lebanese State Minister for Administrative Development Affairs Ms. Enayat Ezzeddin on Friday.

EghtesadOnline: The government will weigh up offering earnings from higher gasoline prices to people only after monitoring their bank accounts, Ahmad Meydari , deputy minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare, announced.

EghtesadOnline: Ending absolute poverty in Iran was one of the pledges President Hassan Rouhani made during his reelection campaign last year, which plan many experts, including Deputy Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ahmad Meydari , believe is impossible.