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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

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First of all, I welcome all of you, dear brethren and sisters,

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and congratulate you in advance on the occasion of birthday of Imam Ali (PBUH),

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the symbol of justice and the shining face of all human history.

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I also congratulate the birthday anniversary of Imam Javad (PBUH) which is today.

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The blessings of the month of Rajab are not limited to these births.

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I recommend myself and you to take advantage of the blessings of the month of Rajab

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by strengthening [our] spiritual tie and relation with Almighty God.

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If all of us, strengthen our relation with God,

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many problems, dilemmas, disorders, and abnormalities will be eliminated automatically.

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I also thank the esteemed minister [of labor]’s remarks, which contained accurate and good points that are also confirmed by me.

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And I ask all officials – both in the Ministry of Labor and in other sectors of the administration,

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because some of this issues [you mentioned here] are not directly related to your ministry and are related to other sectors –

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to try and follow these very clear lines.

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We must work. Well, we have said good things frequently,

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[we] have repeated [them], and we have made good decisions,

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[but] what affects people’s lives and in reality, is our work and activity, is our work,

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is the realization of these things [that we say], which God willing, Almighty God will help you,

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us, everybody to be able to move in full.

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Today, my meeting with you, a group of dear workers from across the country

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is, in fact, the symbol of my respect for the working class.

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I have said, and continue to say a lot [in this regard], and I will posit [certain] matters today.

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However, the main goal is that I want to laud the worker and the work through this meeting.

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I want to further highlight the importance of labor in my own mind and in the minds of all Iranian people.

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[The goal is] to pay attention that all great achievements are made possible through work in its general sense.

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Work has value; [and] the worker enjoys a high value in the society because of the value of labor.

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This [story] which is famous and they have said that the Great Prophet of Islam (PBUH) kissed the hand of a worker

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is not a simple compliment; it is a lesson.

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Therefore, I want to laud the work, to laud the worker,

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to draw attention of officials to issues related to workers,

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[to] the resolution of issues of labor environments and labor community.

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There are issues; the issue of delays [in payment], layoffs, the issue of livelihood and the likes of them.

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These are issues that exist across the country and among the labor community and are workers’ problems.

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Officials should pay more attention to these issues than before; these are the [main] goals of these meetings.

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What I feel is that the working class, since the beginning of the [Islamic] Revolution up to the present day,

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has been truly and fairly doing a valuable job for the country.

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Firstly, the value of work and worker,

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secondly, [their] presence in difficult arenas of the country during these long years,

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and thirdly, not being tempted by temptations of those who wanted

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to pit the labor community against the revolution from the outset.

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Workers did this great sacrifice while working problems, [and problems with the] livelihood of workers

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have existed in different periods of time. However, the labor community has passed its test.

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As I said before, there are problems,

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which firstly cannot be solved through words and [empty] talk; [they need] action and initiative and [practical] measures [to be solved].

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Secondly, [the solution] to problems of the country’s economy should be found inside the country.

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The spine [of the economy] is production;

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the spine of resistance economy that I said is to strengthen domestic production.

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If this goal is achieved and attention is paid to this issue,

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problems [related to] working [class] will be gradually solved;

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labor will become valuable; workers will become valuable; employment will become general;

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unemployment, which is a social malady will gradually decrease and will be done away with.

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The foundation of the work is the issue of production.

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Perhaps some people may say that this issue of production that you keep repeating

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– and I always emphasize on the issue of production, both in public speeches

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and in meetings with officials – has requisites.

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Under the present situation which sanctions exist and international pressures exist,

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prosperity of production and strengthening of production cannot be achieved.

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I do not deny that these unjust sanctions that the enemies of the Iranian nation and the enemies of the revolution

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have imposed on the Iranian nation are effective; undoubtedly they are not ineffective.

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However, I deny that

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these sanctions can prevent a general, organized, planned effort for prosperity of production;

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I don’t accept this.

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I look across the country and see in various sectors

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– in some of which the pressure of enemies and sanctions and things like that happen to be more severe –

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production has continued thanks to determination of officials and workers and interested youth. I

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am observing and seeing this; it is right before the eyes of everybody.

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Take the military industry as an example;

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you compare today’s situation with 15 years ago or 20 years ago or even ten years ago;

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you would see we have made great advances;

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[we have made] strange advances in the field of military production.

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This is while enemies’ sanctions have been stricter with regard to military issues;

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this is not about this year or past year; such sanctions – with greater pressure – existed since a long time ago,

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but we made advances.

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Or with regard to biosciences, [and] biotechnology, we have made great advances

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while the same restrictions, the same sanctions have been in place.

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Even in some famous universities of the world, Iranian students were not allowed

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to study these fields, do research, [and] progress.

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However, [our] country has made very prominent and obvious advances in these sciences

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and everybody observes this.

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[For] those who are informed and are willing to be informed,

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[these issues] are not secret things; they can be informed about this.

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Or in some of new sciences like nanotechnology – which are among modern technologies of the world –

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nobody in the world helps us in these fields and has not helped us

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and will not help us after this; yet we are progressing.

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Our people, our youth, our researchers, our scientists are working in these fields,

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[are] endeavoring, [and] have made remarkable advances.

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Take knowledge-based industries as an example. In this very Hosseyniyeh (center) they held an exhibition

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and I was closely introduced to young people who are interested in this work and different sectors of knowledge-based companies.

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Of course, I had a report [on these companies]; I was informed, but I also came to know them up-close;

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they are working, are endeavoring, [and] are moving ahead.

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Today in the field of knowledge-based companies

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we have greatly progressed [compared to] 10 years ago and 15 years ago;

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[and] all these happened in spite of the sanctions.

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Yes, if there were not for the enemies’ unjust sanctions,

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we might have progressed more in these fields; I don’t deny that.

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Of course, it was also possible that we might have paid no attention [to these fields]

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did not look at the needs of the country and allocated the money of oil [exports] and imports and things like that

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to issues, which would have led to no progress for the country; this was also possible.

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We must really pay some attention to this [issue]

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that some of our advances were result of the bans [imposed on us] from the outside;

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we must value this. They didn’t give us and we had to do it ourselves.

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When the door is opened to unlimited imports and you bring [into country] whatever you need,

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human’s interest in doing easy things will draw people toward laziness and idleness.

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This is another side of this issue.

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Therefore, if I emphasize on the issue of production

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it should not be answered that production is not possible under conditions of strict sanctions; no, it is quite possible.

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Everything that you decide to do, persevere for,

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bring your forces into the arena, ask Almighty God for help,

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for guidance, it can be done; we have tried this.

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At present, in some domestic industries we have the first say in the world.

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Take dam building as an example.

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Who helped us in the world that we could bring dam construction to this point?

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Today, Iran is among pioneer countries in building dams.

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In some other countries, dams are built at a very high cost

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[by] some Western countries and the likes of them.

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If Iranian youth had their way,

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perhaps they would have built them in a much better way at lower prices. This is a work that [in which] we have progressed.

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Who helped us during these long years?

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It is the same with regard to nuclear issues; it is the same with regard to other different issues.

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I believe that economic problems of the country, some of the most important of them are workers’ problems,

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are the issue of livelihood, [and] the issue of laying off workers.

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Reports are received and one sees these reports

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[and] if attention is paid to the issue of production, [these problems] will be solved.

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It creates jobs, creates sense of dignity, [and] creates sense of needlessness.

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When a country relies on its internal force, it will feel needless [of foreigners].

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Perhaps one is willing to solve ten issues with the world,

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but it is quite different when you want to solve a problem, [and] sit at the negotiating table

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when you feel powerful or [when you] feel weak.

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When one feels powerful, one negotiates in one way,

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when they feel weak and in need, negotiate in another way.

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If internal structure of power in the country in all fields,

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including and especially in economic field, is a strong structure,

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all issues can be negotiated with various parties.

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However, [in this state] one negotiates from a position of power, not a position of need,

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not a position of wanting, which will embolden the enemy

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[to] constantly set conditions, constantly make absurd remarks. In my view, this is the solution

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I say – and I said this on the first day of the year – that everybody should focus their efforts

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in various and different sectors on the issue of production.

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Of course, this has requirements. Both the investor, and worker, and consumer

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and relevant state organs, all have duties.

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This job is not one-dimensional; everybody should [cooperate] with one another.

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When I say empathy and rapport between people and government, this is what I mean.

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That is, everybody should work together to lift this big rock,

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to remove this big rock [which is] on the way of the country’s movement.

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Investors and those who can, should invest.

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I knew people who could take their money to more profitable sectors

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which have nothing to do with production [and] spend it there; but [they] did not [do that]. They said ‘we won’t [do this]. We want to serve the country’.

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They invested in production with lower profit, lower revenue

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because they understood that the country needs it. Well, this is [a kind of] worship.

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The investor who thinks about the need of the country

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and does not invest his money in brokering and profitable activities that are harmful to the country

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and spends [his money] in investment,

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his work is a good deed. Therefore, investor plays a role.

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A good-working laborer also plays a role.

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The worker who puts up with the difficulties of the work – work is difficult anyway;

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physical work is one of the difficult things in life

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– the worker who spends his life, his time and his force

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to do a good job, is also worshipping [God]; this is a good deed.

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In my meetings with you dear ones, I have frequently narrated this hadith from the Grand Prophet [of Islam] (PBUH), who said,

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“God bless that person who when does anything, strengthens it.”

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God bless that person who when does anything, strengthens it.”

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Both in industrial work, and in agricultural work and in different labor fields,

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when the job is done with due care and strength, the product will be acceptable, will be strong;

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this is the worker’s role; this is also worship.

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A fair consumer, [and] a conscientious consumer can also help production in the country.

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[They can do this] by not going after name and fame, not going after brands – this word that they keep repeating: brand, brand

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– do not care for marks; care for expediency [of the country].

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Expediency of the country is to consume domestic production, to help the Iranian workers.

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There are people who are even ready to chant slogans in favor of workers,

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they show a lot of zeal and chant slogans, but in practice, they kick the Iranian workers.

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Kicking Iranian workers is not to use what this worker has manufactured

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and go after its foreign counterpart; sometimes even at higher prices!

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In some industries in our country, we are among the world pioneers

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[but] in the same fields they go and bring things from outside into [the country].

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And this is everybody’s duty, including a duty for the administration.

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The esteemed labor minister is present here; I ask you to raise [this issue] in the cabinet,

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insist and push [this issue that] things that are consumed by the administration should absolutely not come from outside [of the country].

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This is a major issue, a big issue

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because the administration with its vast domain is number one consumer.

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Don’t say that we want a certain thing, we need it now,

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but it is not produced domestically, so we have to bring it from outside.

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Well, don’t you have planning? If you need it today, why say it today?

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It would be better you said that two years ago, so that, domestic producer would have opportunity to plan,

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to manufacture, to test, to experience; so that, it would be available to you today.

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These are important issues; these are not small matters.

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The administration should decide that anything it consumes,

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from pen and paper on the table to construction of buildings to other things;

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whatever can be produced inside [the country], ban its foreign counterpart, [and] ban it for itself.

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And we have experienced it, tested it and have seen it in some places.

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Once a job was being done – this is about many years ago –

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they were making something, I summoned concerned officials

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and told them in this job that you are doing try not to use any foreign item.

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They promised and lived up to their word.

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At the end, when I asked for report and investigated,

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it became clear that they had been able to procure about 98 percent of [needed] material from inside the country;

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one or two percent were things that did not exist in the country and were brought from outside.

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Well, these things can be done.

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willingness toward easiness and facility – facility is just the good part of this issue

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and, God forbid, abuse; state officials should prevent all of these

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So, consumer is one of the pillars of bolstering and promoting domestic production.

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Another pillar, is the organ that fights corruption.

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The issue of fighting against smuggling on which I have put so much emphasis.

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Various administrations have come and gone since many years ago.

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Well, this is something that should be realized and this is possible;

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don’t say it is not possible, it is quite possible. Stand firm against smuggling.

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Sometime I said don’t look for smuggling only on the border

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Today in the country billions of dollars – since they give different figures on this,

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I cannot determine its quantity, but very big numbers are given

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– is being spent on smuggled goods.

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Follow smuggling from the border and before the border up to inside the shops.

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This is a very important item; it is very important.

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And those people who do this, they are also endeavoring [for God],

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they are also worshipping [God]; this is also a good deed.

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Another pillar is those organs that are in charge of imports.

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These organs should also look. There are some things that are out of the administration’s hand;

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the private sector is active and there is no choice.

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However, state organs can guide [them] through supervision;

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do something so that imports would not harm domestic production.

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Another [issue] is the issue of the responsibility of publicity organs and media.

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It is also true about media; the IRIB and others. They should work on the issue of domestic consumption and domestic production

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in true sense of the word. These are effective.

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Another issue is the issue of stability in laws, for which the Majlis [parliament] is responsible.

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They should take care not to change laws related to economic issues,

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including issues related to labor, every day,

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so that, those who want to make plans, [can] make [their] plans.

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At any rate, cultural officials of the country should plan

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for cultural efforts to scorn idleness and work evasion and shunning hard labor.

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Hey Mr.! Hard labor should be accepted.

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If we do not impose hard labor on ourselves, do not accept [it], we would get nowhere.

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You cannot only go after easy work;

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one should also accept hard labor; wherever it is.

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Those people who managed to reach the peaks in industry, in technology, [and] in scientific issues,

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imposed hard labor on themselves. This needs building [suitable] culture.

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If we only look for easy work, no progress would be achieved.

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Those responsible for fighting corruption also play a role in this regard.

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Now, corruption is frequently talked about. Talking about corruption has no benefit.

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By shouting ‘Stop Thief! Stop Thief!’ the thief will not quit stealing. You must go, must engage [this issue].

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State officials are not like newspapers to just talk about corruption.

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Yes, newspaper may talk about corruption,

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but I and you, who have responsibility, should take action. What more there is to say?

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Engage [this issue]; if we know, [we must] take action

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and prevent corruption in the true sense of the word.

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These are our duties. These are duties for our various sectors.

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This is a cure for economic problem of the country

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that if the economic problem is going to be solved,

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the focus should be on production.

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Everybody is responsible in this way that I said.

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Of course, some responsibilities are heavier and some are lighter.

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However, everybody is somehow responsible.

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The key to economic problems of Iran is not in Lausanne and Geneva and New York; it is inside the country.

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Everybody should endeavor, everybody should persevere [and] God willing, [the problems] will be solved.

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The Iranian nation and state officials have done bigger jobs during these years and it has been possible.

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The problem with production can be also solved.

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The incumbent administration is, thank God, working and interested; and there are informed people within the administration;

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they [should] endeavor, should work, should follow up, and God willing, solve problems.

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Of course, our labor community is truly and fairly a modest community.

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Our labor community is a modest community.

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I was informed of efforts that were made and instigation that aimed

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to pit the labor community against the revolution since the first day of the revolution  [and] even before categorical victory of the revolution

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– during the time of demonstrations and strange commotion in the country in [13]57 (1979).

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I knew [those efforts], I saw [them].

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I have observed and seen some [of those efforts] up-close.

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It has been the same during these long years.

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During my tenure as president and later on there were always people who wanted

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to pit the labor community against the Islamic Establishment.

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[However,] the country’s labor community has put up with problems and stood up with full force, with stable steps, [and] with modesty.

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This is very valuable.

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Officials should know the value of this big labor community that tolerates problems and works.

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The reward for this modesty is that everybody should try to, God willing, solve these problems.

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Undoubtedly, Almighty God will help those people who have good intentions and want to do good things

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and move toward good goals.

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I hope Almighty God would extend his blessing and mercy to all you dear ones and dear workers

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and different officials of this sector;

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resurrect the martyrs of labor community with Prophet (PBUH);

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and resurrect our great Imam [Khomeini], who opened this way for us, with Prophet (PBUH).

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Peace be unto you and so may the mercy of Allah and His blessings.