On Sept. 12, Akbar Showkat, head of Iran’s Council of Construction Workers, told reporters that 15,000 workers have been hurt on the job, which means that Iran holds the record per capita for employment-related mishaps. Over half of annual job-related injuries, he added, are in the construction sector.  Iranian workers have been suffering from poor job safety for decades and also face problems … Continue reading Record Number of Injured Workers in Iran