Speaking to IRNA on the occasion of International Labor Day, Salimiyan asserted that in the post-revolution era, Iranian workers have been sacrificing their own interests for that of the nation's. He claimed that since 1995, a number of investors have adopted an aggressive stance towards the labor community and this is becoming more intense day by day. He declared that such aggressive behavior began once a circular authorizing temporary contracts (with workers) was issued and has been practiced in different forms since the law concerning small workshops as well as the law on the renovation and restoration of textile industries went into force. Temporary contracts, he stated, will endanger workers' security and will deprive them of any type of planning and future prospects. He claimed that such contracts are the main reason for increased incidents at workplaces and unfortunately once the contract of the injured workers, whose hand or any other part of the body might have been cut, expires, they are hardly ever renewed. He said that the most strict punishment for workers is their expulsion -- the negative effects of which linger. He referred to contractors and companies engaged in public services as yet another threat for the labor community. He also claimed that since there is no control and supervision on the performance of workers by any authoritative organization, employers continue to abuse the workers. He added, "Despite the significance and benefits of workers' participation in decision-making process of the workshops where they are employed, some employers oppose establishing workers' councils." He regretted that some managers don't realize that councils will assist the management and that a successful manager is one who avoids referring the problems to the labor department. He referred to improper management, dilapidated machinery, the absence of coordination between the banking system and the industries, underground economy and the unprecedented import of goods as the most significant problems facing the industries. "The problem with which the industries are currently confronted is that the investors wish to be managers as well, while management needs special expertise and even those with university education are required to go through special training on special management skills and the new managerial trends," he declared. He added that the dilemma confronting the labor force might be summed up as the nation's long-term policy and the issue of trilateralism (discussions among government, workers and employers) as well as bilateralism (discussions between workers and employers). Salimiyan concluded, "Concerning the laws applying to small workshops with less than five employees, some agreements have been reached between the labor representatives and the employers which has been approved by ILO and the government is commissioned to see to it."