Tudeh Party activities in Khosravi textile Factory of Khorasan (1941-1953)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of History, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Najafabad, I. R. Iran

2 Ph.D. of History, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Najafabad, I. R. Iran

Abstract

Purpose: To report the role of Tudeh Party in organizing factory workers’ trade unions and launching strikes in Khosravi Textile Factory as well as the reaction of factory owners and local authorities to such activities.
Method and Research Design: Archival documents and library sources were examined to collect data for analysis.
Findings and Conclusions: Local authorities and factory owners successfully organized religious groups and expelled activist workers to stop of Tudeh Party and its supporters.

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