globalvoices:Decades of conflict and strife in Afghanistan have resulted in one of the world&rsquo
globalvoices: Decades of conflict and strife in Afghanistan have resulted in one of the world’s most protracted and ruinous refugee crises, with hundreds of thousands of Afghans now living in Iran (down from a peak of around 3 million in 1991). Afghan refugees and migrants have been pulled into Iran’s low-wage economy, with ILO-UNHCR reporting that a large majority of displaced Afghans work in the construction and manufacturing sectors. This influx of cheap labour has drawn the ire of some Iranian labour activists and populist politicians, who have done their best to focus public anger on Afghan migrants and refugees for ‘stealing’ Iranian jobs. Iran’s Minorities Use the Internet to Overcome Tensions -- source link