This article discusses the discursive practices of Iranian workers between 1921 and 1941, with a particular focus on the Vatan Factory strike, which took place in Isfahan in May 1931. Initially, the article provides a brief background on the industrialization process of the era for a better contextualization of the factory and the strike under study. Then, it discusses Iranian workers’ self-perceptions and the discursive practices and strategies they used in their engagement with the ruling classes, by utilizing the petitions they sent to various authorities. And finally, it elaborates on the Vatan Factory strike in order to gain a better understanding of workers’ self-representations and the changing dynamics between them and the official authorities. In the main, this article suggests that notwithstanding the confrontational nature of this particular labor action, striking workers’ discursive engagement was in conformity with the developing labor discourse at large.

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重温伊朗的劳工激进主义：关于1931年瓦坦工厂罢工的一些笔记

本文讨论了1921年至1941年间伊朗工人的话语行为，特别是1931年5月在伊斯法罕发生的瓦坦工厂罢工。最初，本文简要介绍了伊朗工业化时期的背景。更好地了解工厂和正在研究的罢工。然后，它讨论了伊朗工人的自知之明，以及他们利用发给各个当局的请愿书与统治阶级交往时使用的话语做法和策略。最后，它详细介绍了瓦坦工厂罢工，以便更好地了解工人的自我代表以及工人与官方当局之间不断变化的动力。在主要方面，