The Taliban’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs said an Iranian delegation has arrived in Kabul to discuss labour cooperation, worker exchanges and the protection of Afghan workers’ rights in Iran.
According to the ministry, the delegation is from Iran’s Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare and is led by Seyed Malek Hosseini, Iran’s deputy minister of labour.
In a video released on Sunday, the Taliban ministry said the Iranian officials were scheduled to meet Abdul Manan Omari, the Taliban’s minister of labour and social affairs.
Iran’s embassy in Kabul said the visit aims to strengthen cooperation between the labour ministries of the two countries.
Although the Islamic Republic of Iran does not formally recognise the Taliban, it remains its largest economic partner.
The talks come as Iran’s deportation of millions of Afghan migrants over the past two years has contributed to labour shortages in some sectors, particularly construction.
Earlier, Alireza Bekdeli, Iran’s ambassador to Kabul, said Tehran plans to issue up to 200,000 work visas for Afghan labourers.
Afghan workers in Iran often work for wages below standard levels and frequently lack legal protections, including access to insurance and workplace safety measures, according to labour rights groups.
