
Iran’s Ministry of Interior has issued new instructions on hijab (clothing) regulations for government employees and the private sector.
According to this statement clothing of men and women working in the country’s administrative bodies and private firms must be according to the following:
1. Clothing of female employees include: chador or long-sleeve manteau to the knees without any marks; pants; long headdresses; all with conventional colors; not using any unconventional ornaments or jewelry, and not using any makeup.
2. Clothing for male employees include: refraining from wearing T-shirts, tight or short sleeve shirts, tight pants or jeans or clothing with Western labels, not using any jewelry, wide belts with unconventional buckles, and inadequate hairstyles.
This statement continues by saying these regulations have been informed to all employees of administrative bodies in cities and private firms, and the necessary supervision must be imposed to have these guidelines complied by.
(State-run Tasnim news agency – June 20, 2015)