October 2009
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Does Iran's Urban Working Class Have a Rural...
There has been increased labor unrest in Iran during the past few years, and just in the past few weeks organized protests by workers have occurred in Ahvaz and Shiraz. Much less attention is paid to these types of protests compared to the recent student unrest within universities, yet Iran has a long history of labor activism. The Abadan oil strike of 1945 was the largest coordinated labor...