Over the past week, Iranian workers in the oil and petrochemical industries have organized a national strike calling for better wages, payment of back wages, safe and healthy working conditions, and demanding the rights that should be given to all workers across the world. Videos and online posts have emerged showing Iranian oil workers staging walkouts and protests using the hashtag “Campaign 1400,” in reference to Iran’s calendar year.
Millions of Iranians have been forced into poverty in recent years as Iran’s economy is ravaged by U.S. sanctions, in addition to Iranian government mismanagement and corruption, all of which has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Suffering under hyperinflation without rising wages, Iranian workers have struggled to secure essential goods such as food and medicine. Oil workers on strike are not only calling for their rights as workers to be recognized, but also more crucially for a livable wage.
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