Strange Result of a Survey: Only 16% of Participants Said They Do Not Intend to Emigrate

The Iranian Migration Observatory reported an increase in interest in emigration among Iranians in its latest report, stating that 80% of migrations are driven by economic and political reasons. According to Bahram Salavati, the director of the Iranian Migration Observatory, only 16% of survey participants indicated that they do not intend to emigrate and wish to stay in Iran. He also added, 'About 20% of the survey audience have emigrated from Iran, of which only 4% said they intend to return to the country.' Furthermore, over 60% of respondents expressed a desire to emigrate and have made plans or taken steps toward that goal. A representative of workers in the Supreme Labor Council stated that the issue of emigration has reached the working class, saying, 'Due to low wages and economic problems, some skilled workers are either working in fake jobs or emigrating to neighboring countries such as Iraq, Qatar, Oman, and even Afghanistan.' Mohammad Sharifi-Moghadam, the Secretary-General of the Nurses' House, also mentioned in a recent interview with 'Tejarat News' that some nurses, due to their 'poor working conditions,' have turned to other jobs such as driving for Snapp or working in bakeries, while some have emigrated or become homebound. Environmental crisis; dust storms sent 20,000 people to emergency services in South Khorasan. Emigration has reached workers; 'There is work, but no workers.' Despite 20,000 to 30,000 unemployed nurses, the alarm for a nursing shortage has sounded again in Iran.