Some employees of Refah store reported to Iran International in a message that they have faced months of delays in paying their wages and that their insurance premiums have not been deposited.

According to them, for nearly a year their insurance premiums have not been paid, despite the fact that the amounts related to it have been deducted from their pay. These employees added that at the end of Shahrivar, only part of the wages for Khordad was paid to them.

They pointed to the pressure of the cost of living, rent and installments, and called for the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare, the Labour Office, and the Social Security Organization to address their situation.