Author: Pakistan Trade Union Solidarity
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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…
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Punjab: Teachers’ Protest Movement Against Government School Privatization – What Should Be Done?
The teachers’ movement against privatization of government schools in Punjab continues under the Grand Teachers Alliance Punjab. The Grand Teachers Alliance was recently formed by the leadership of various teachers’ organizations. According to leaders, the purpose of forming this alliance was to create a joint platform to address school privatization and other issues facing teachers.…
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Karachi University: A Place of Torment for Teachers, Students, and Employees!
Despite being one of the country’s largest and most important educational institutions, Karachi University has become a source of problems and hardships for its students, teachers, and employees (both permanent and temporary). The economic crisis, which is a continuation of the global crisis in Pakistan, has become irreparable. IMF-like imperialist institutions are pressuring local rulers…
