Protesting oil workers gain political backing
High-profile Iraqi leaders are speaking up for South Oil Company employees who have been protesting since early February, demanding better treatment and compensation.
Protesters outside the South Oil Company headquarters in Basra. (ALI ABU IRAQ/Iraq Oil Report)
BASRA - As Iraqi oil workers continue to protest in Basra, their persistence and growing numbers have helped win support from high-profile Iraqi leaders.
Up to 700 employees are estimated to have thronged at the gates of the state-run South Oil Company (SOC) headquarters in the latest round of demonstrations. Staff there are rallying for improved pay and contractual conditions, and threatening to stop cooperating with foreign oil companies if their demands are not met.
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