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Foreign employees quota in Iran
Hi Sir,
We are planning to open a small company in Iran, and we need employees of around 10-15.
Does the Irani labour law talk about some quota of local employees against foreign employees? Can they all be foreigners?
Thank you
Hello,
To answer your question here is related rules in Iran Labor Code:
A- Iran Labor Code, Sec. 120: Foreign citizens shall not be employed to work in Iran unless they have an entry visa specifically entitling them to work and have obtained a work permit in accordance with the relevant statutory regulations.
B- Iran Labor Code, Sec. 121. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs shall issue a visa authorizing the bearer to work, together with a work permit, provided that:
a) According to the information available to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, there are no qualified Iranian citizens with similar specialization who are ready to perform the work in question;
b) The foreign citizen possesses sufficient skills and specialization for the job in question;
c) The expertise of the foreign citizen is used to train Iranians with a view to the eventual substitution of the foreign citizen by a trained Iranian.
These are general rules, but some conditions will change these rules like the nationality of employees, the nationality of the company (like if you want to open the company in Iran or to open a branch) and types of activities the company does.
Also, the place of your company (in the mainland or in a trade zone) is also important.
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