Iran Labor Report, "Iran: Workers' Victory at a Glance"
On January 9, several thousand contracting workers at Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex and other nearby facilities in the sprawling Mahshahr economic zone, close to the Persian Gulf, forced the state-appointed management team to grant them a number of key concessions. While the actual concessions -- limited pay increases -- seem modest by most standards, it is the symbolic significance of the victory which is of importance. First, the victory came as a result of mass action involving several thousand industrial workers. The fact that the regime tolerated such large-scale collective effort by workers is in and of itself of major significance. It shows that in a few strategic sectors like oil and gas, petrochemicals, and even munitions, it might be possible to organize on an ad hoc basis as long as it is done peacefully and within the confines of the legal system. What's more, this victory has been closely watched by many other workers across the country for possible lessons in their own fights. Second, the victory came about because of the main demand of the workers' leaders/representatives: namely, an end to the abhorrent temporary contracts.
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