Author: Pakistan Trade Union Solidarity
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Ship recycling industry in Pakistan – State and mafia against workers
Pakistan ranks third in the world for shipbreaking and recycling. It is famous for recycling large vessels particularly oil and cargo. It is a dangerous work where workers manually use different iron welding machines to break down the vessels. The cut-out iron and parts are then removed by large cranes onto a beach scrap yard,…
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Jammu and Kashmir : Brutal victimisation against workers for raising genuine demands
Electricity workers of Azad Kashmir region organised a protest against the illegal arrest of President of non-gazetted (contractual) workers Ejaz Shahsawar in which a large number of union workers participated. Electricity workers and staff in Azad Kashmir and neighbouring regions condemn this act of barbarism and threaten to strike if Ejaz is not released. According…
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Imran Khan selling 200 state owned enterprises – Workers braced for retaliation
In a recent move by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government, Prime Minister Imran Khan on the behest of International Monetary Fund plans to sell 200 state-owned enterprises in Pakistan.
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Bail Granted to Rawal Asad
Today 6 March 2019 at around 15:00hrs, Multan court heard bail petition filed by lawyers of Rawal Asad. The judge briefly listened to the case and immediately decided to bail Rawal Asad. This is a great news for Rawal, his family, friends and all activists and supporters who were demanding Rawal’s release. There is a…
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Day of action in front of Pakistan’s state missions abroad for Rawal Asad’s release
An international day of action was planned today 4 March 2019 by workers, students and revolutionary activists in different cities around the world. The purpose was to put pressure on Pakistani state to release Rawal Asad and to end sedition charges against him. Rawal is still in jail, and the judiciary is continuously delaying his…
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International protests organised for Rawal Asad’s release
Against state persecution of socialists in Pakistan Protests are organised in different places in solidarity with Rawal Asad demanding his release. Students, workers and trade unionists are concerned with the persecution of socialists and activists in Pakistan who waging peaceful struggles against state brutalities and capitalists exploitation in Pakistan. Below are accounts of few selected…
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Release Rawal Asad !
Appeal for the release of Rawal Asad – an activist, socialist and social rights campaigner who is arrested by Police on fake charges of sedition and held in Jail for an indefinite period.
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Karachi: Thal Engineering workers protest in Karachi against Lay-offs
Thal Engineering Company is tier 1 supplier to major automotive brands such as Jaguar land Rover, Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Suzuki, Daihatsu and Daewoo. In a continued wave of sackings, a further 21 workers were fired from their job by the management. Resultantly, workers of Thal Engineering staged a protest in front of Karachi press club.…
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Anti-worker practices by Metro group of Germany in Pakistan
Metro Cash and Carry Pakistan belonging to German retail conglomerate Metro AG, the owner of retail chains like Metro, Makro, Real, Media Markt and Saturn, have opened their stores and operations in Pakistan since 2006 and from 2011 have partnered with the notorious Habib group which is famous for its anti-workers and hostile management. The…
