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The class struggle rages in Iran
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OIL, gas and petrochemical contracted project workers have been on strike at different sites since Friday April 21. On Saturday the strike campaign continued and spread further.
On the first day, hundreds of contracted workers working in Abadan oil refinery and several petrochemical complexes went on strike protesting over their living conditions and called for an increase in their wages. Meanwhile, temporary and contracted project workers in other industries such as Yazd Alloy Steel also went on strike.
On the second day, the scope of the campaign expanded further and contracted workers in some other complexes such as south Pars — Assalouyeh, Dehloran Petrochemical, Gachsaran Petrochemical, Lordegan and Kangan Petrochemical complexes joined the strike calling for increased wages. The main demands are increased wages and job security.
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