Oil union unrest continues over unmet demands
Basra oil workers accuse the Oil Ministry of breaking promises, withholding bonuses, and continuing to persecute labor organizers.![](https://cdn.iraqoilreport.com/wp-content/uploads/515.jpg)
Workers in Iraq's South Oil Company protest for better pay and working conditions outside company headquarters in Bab al-Zubair, Basra, on Feb. 19. (ALI ABU IRAQ/Iraq Oil Report)
BASRA - Oil workers in Basra are threatening to stage a fresh round of demonstrations to protest unpaid bonuses and the Oil Ministry's continued persecution of labor organizers.
The most recent grievance is the renewed legal prosecution of a prominent oil union leader. Hassan Juma thought he had been acquitted of charges that he orchestrated work stoppages and harmed the national economy – but an appellate court overturned that ruling last week.
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