Author: Pakistan Trade Union Solidarity
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International Solidarity for Peoples (Awami) Action Committee AAC Gilgit-Baltistan
The Pakistani state’s latest crackdown on democratic organising has sparked international outrage. Leading members of the Awaami Action Committee – Gilgit-Baltistan (AAC-GB), have been arrested in what can only be described as a blatantly political attack on those fighting for the poor and oppressed. Chairman Ehsan Ali, along with media officer Waheed Hassan, vice chairman…
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URGENT SOLIDARITY APPEAL – Release Arrested Leaders of the Awaami Action Committee Gilgit Baltistan!
Leaders Arrested for Standing Against Exploitation Working class activists worldwide protest the arrest of the leaders of the Awaami Action Committee Gilgit Baltistan (AAC-GB) by police in Pakistan. We send our solidarity to the arrested workers leaders, who are facing repression for opposing the plunder of the land and resources of the region by the…
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Punjab: Privatisation of Health Department rejected – Thousands across the province holding protests!
On March 25, the Grand Health Alliance held a protest rally in Lahore. This rally was organised against the Punjab government’s privatisation of Basic Health Units and Rural Health Centres. Under this government decision, thousands of employees are being forcibly removed through outsourcing. As a result, these employees have been compelled to protest. This government…
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AGIGA’s Protest Movement Against Privatization: General Strike is Inevitable for the Approval of Demands!
A series of protests continues from the AGIGA platform for the resolution of issues faced by government employees. AGIGA had called for weekly protests, resulting in protests by employees across various cities in the country on December 19, December 26, January 2, and January 7. In the central meeting of AGIGA, it was decided that…
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Balochistan: Grand Health Alliance’s Remarkable Success – Achievements and Lessons
The protest movement launched by the Grand Health Alliance (GHA) in Balochistan against the privatization of hospitals, which began in October 2024, temporarily concluded on January 22, 2025, with successful negotiations. PTUS congratulate the Health Department employees and GHA leadership on this achievement. It is important to note that the Grand Health Alliance—a coalition of…
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Karachi: Successful strike by Artistic Milliner workers for implementation of wage increase notification
The Sindh government issued a notification to increase the minimum monthly wage to 37,000 rupees (132 USD) in all private industries and factories from 1st July 2024. However, despite this, most factories in Karachi are still paying workers a minimum wage of merely 32,000 rupees (114 USD), or even less in some places. Workers across…
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Five-Day Strike of All Primary School Teachers Successful! Intensify the Struggle!
Thousands of teachers protested in front of Peshawar Assembly Hall on the call of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa All Primary School Teachers Association. Meanwhile, all primary schools across the province remained closed. Teachers’ demands are as follows: PTUS, while fully supporting all teachers’ demands, expressed solidarity with them and stood shoulder to shoulder in this struggle. Due…
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Balochistan – Dukki Coal Miners Massacre: Who Are the Killers and Why the Criminal Silence on Their Arrest?
On the night of October 10-11, unknown armed individuals targeted various coal mines in Dukki, resulting in 21 miners killed and several injured. The majority of the killed workers were from Loralai, Qilla Saifullah, Zhob, Harnai, and Kuchlak, while three workers were from Afghanistan. In this attack, the armed individuals used rocket launchers, hand grenades,…
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Lahore: APCA Protest for Approval of Demands
On October 31, as part of weekly district-level protests across Punjab, APCA (All Pakistan Clerks Association) joined with various organizations in Lahore to protest against the black law of Leave Encashment, privatization of government schools, and other workers’ demands in front of the Civil Secretariat Lahore. The central rally started from the McLeod Road office…
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Faisalabad: Allied Hospital’s 220 Employees Terminated Without Payment of Three Months’ Salaries
Firewall Security Company has forcibly terminated 220 employees of Allied Hospital without paying three months’ salaries. It is being reported that the company’s contract has expired. Workers were already facing severe difficulties due to extremely low salaries of PKR 25,000-35,000 (USD 89-125), but then they started receiving salaries with delays, and for the past three…
