Author: Pakistan Trade Union Solidarity
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Hyderabad: WASA Workers Deprived of Salaries
For the past 8 years, WASA (Water and Sanitation Authority) workers have been facing difficulties in receiving their salaries. Workers have to stage protest demonstrations approximately 10 to 30 times annually to receive their wages. When workers raise their voices, the administration pays two months’ salary as a token gesture to temporarily halt the protests.…
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Report: Pakistan’s Growing Crisis of Bankrupt Economy!
The Ministry of Economic Affairs has informed Parliament that over the past five years, from July 2018 to June 2023, the state has acquired external loans of $57.27 billion. These figures don’t yet include any IMF loans. Currently, Pakistan is making annual payments of approximately $25 billion on these loans, most of which is interest…
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Lahore: Metro Employees Forcibly Terminated Without Salary Payment, Employees Protest, Metro Service Suspended
The security company’s contract with Punjab Mass Transit Authority had expired and was awarded to a new company. Metro service employees work under various private companies, which are no less exploitative of employees. Workers are being paid less than the government-mandated minimum monthly wage of 37,000 rupees (132 USD). Cleaning staff and security guards are…
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Quetta: Formation of Grand Health Alliance Comprising 16 Organizations to Oppose Hospital Privatization and Address Other Issues
On September 11, a meeting of representatives from 16 health department-related organizations was held at the Provincial Sandeman Hospital under the auspices of the Young Doctors Association Balochistan. In this meeting, the leadership of all organizations collectively formed the Grand Health Alliance against the privatization of the health sector. The participating organizations include: Young Doctors…
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Punjab Government’s Anti-Worker Policies Lead to Termination of 750 Water Management Employees… What’s the Solution?
750 employees working under the National Program for Improvement of Water Courses (NPIW-II) in Punjab’s Agriculture Department’s Water Management section, who had been employed on contract for twenty years, have been forcibly terminated by the Punjab government. Despite the government providing a written one-year extension to the National Program for Improvement of Water Courses 2,…
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Karachi: Bahria Town Employees Protest Against Non-Payment of Salaries and Dismissals
Over 600 workers were forcibly dismissed from Bahria Town company without three months’ compensation. Bahria Town is the country’s largest real estate company. All dismissed workers’ homes relied on their monthly salaries. One worker said, “I bought a home appliance on installment; now I can’t pay.” Another stated, “I’m the sole breadwinner; without my salary,…
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Crisis in Public Healthcare: Hospital Tragedies and the Privatization
Last month, three children allegedly died due to incorrect injections in the children’s ward of a government hospital in Khanewal, and a nurse was arrested for their deaths. After the nurse’s arrest, nurses in government hospitals across Punjab began protests. In these protests, nurses demanded their colleague’s immediate release and announced continuing the protest series…
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Rawalpindi: The Miserable Condition of Workers in Rawat Industrial Area
Workers in the Rawat Industrial Area are facing severe financial difficulties. On the one hand, there’s a storm of inflation, and on the other, workers’ monthly salary is only 12,000 to 15,0000 PKR. The working time is more than 12 hours daily. The minimum wage is 32,000 PKR for a full-time involving 8 hours daily…
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Tando Adam: Power Loom Workers Struggle
In Tando Adam City, more than 4000 workers are associated with the power looms sector. These workers are not provided with proper wages as determined by the minimum wage laws. They are not provided with any health and safety equipment or facilities. Labour laws in any form or share are not being implemented; this includes…
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PTUS Summer 2024 Bulletin
The Summer 2024 issue of the Pakistan Trade Union Solidarity bulletin highlights the struggles and resilience of Pakistani workers amidst the economic crisis, inflation, and government repression. Please get in touch with us (contact@pakistansolidarity.org) to order printed copies for you or your union/organisation branch. The lead article covers the May Day 2024 celebrations organized by…
