Documentary analysis of the activism of the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare in eight years of Holy Defense

In the second half of the 20Th century, Iran was involved in a long war and miraculously came out of it successfully. This article deals with the analysis of the management performance of the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare in the specialized and general support of the war in the historical period of 1359 AH to 1367. The approach of qualitative research and its strategy is documentary history. The data was obtained by scanning documents and narratives of activists and informants about the role of this ministry during the imposed war, as well as related texts. The governors of the war-affected provinces and internal crises of the first decade after the victory of the revolution, the directors of guilds, cooperatives and labor unions were among the participants, 10 of the governors and 7 of the other participants were interviewed by targeted sampling. were placed Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Finally, the validity and accuracy of the research results were strengthened by reviewing and confirming the interview text by the interviewees, searching for negative cases or alternative explanations among other managers, reviewing by the researcher's colleagues and referring to historical documents. Based on the results of the specialized performance of the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare, it is possible to form a labor mobilization and factories, form a war support deputy, form Islamic associations in factories, provide technical and repair services to the fronts, and expand the organization in accordance with the revolution and war. Cited. During this period, as a result of the interaction of the Ministry of Labor with the Parliament, 8 laws were approved regarding the support of war, armed forces, combatants, martyrs, veterans, disabled, prisoners and their families. Also, 4 resolutions related to the missions of the Ministry of Labor in the war have been passed by the Cabinet of Ministers. In the role of guilds and cooperatives covered by the ministry in the war, 4 organizing themes are "helping guilds and cooperatives to provide and distribute goods justly behind the front", "goods aid to the front", "cash aid to the front" and "way The establishment of war support headquarters in cooperatives and guilds was achieved. Also, 24 basic themes of the role of guilds and cooperatives in the war were identified.