Category: Campaigns
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Gilgit-Baltistan: Thousands protest in freezing cold against the end of wheat subsidy
Last fiscal year, 2023, the Gilgit-Baltistan government imposed heavy taxes on dozens of items. In response, the Traders Association, Hotel Association, and Transport Union protested against these taxes through their respective platforms. However, no significant movement emerged against these oppressive taxes, emboldening the current coalition government. In October last year, amidst a financial crisis and…
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Message from teachers and lady health workers… to the public!
A leaflet is produced by the struggling teachers and health workers for the public. Here is the translated text of the leaflet. Suppress us if you can! Extinguish the light if you dare! If the light goes out, a new dawn will come; if the voice is suppressed, judgment will occur! Long live the unity…
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Lahore: State coercion unacceptable on the sit-in organised by AGEGA for the approval of government employees’ demands!
Thousands of lower-grade government employees across the province have been staging a sit-in outside the Lahore Secretariat since October 10th, led by AGEGA. This current protest is a continuation of the one that took place in July, where the employees are demanding improvements such as the proper disbursement of leave encashment, adjustments to anti-labour pension…
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Workers and youth organising to combat high inflation in Kashmir
On September 16, 2023, a joint meeting of the Public Action Committees from across Kashmir was held in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Azad Kashmir. The meeting set the agenda for the ongoing movement against inflation. It was decided in the meeting that a complete boycott of electricity bills will take place across all districts of…
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Lahore: Electricity Workers Protested Against Unjust Electricity Rates and Taxes
On 28 August 2023, Electricity workers from the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) staged a demonstration in front of the Lahore Press Club, in collaboration with the Red Workers Front, to protest against unjust high electricity bills affecting the public across the entire country. It’s important to note that the management and administrative officials…
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Protest Rally for Minimum Wage Increase in Landhi Industrial Area: A Struggle for Laborers’ Rights Continues
On 25 August 2023, a splendid trade union and labour rally was held from the Landhi Industrial Area to Dawood Chowrangi to demand the immediate implementation of a notification for an increase in minimum wages. In the rally, workers from many factories participated, including General Tyres, IIL, Merit Packaging, Steel Mills, Yunus Textile, and Rajby…
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Economic Injustice in the Textile Industry: Yunus Mills’ Workers Demand Their Rights
On 27th July 2023, the workers of Yunus Textile Unit 2, located in the Landhi Industrial Area in Kohi Goth, staged a protest in front of the factory gate, demanding job restoration and complete payment of their dues. Recently, 18 laborers from the factory, including women, were dismissed without payment of their dues. Such forced…
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Textile Industry Crisis in Pakistan: Exploitation, Layoffs, and the Need for Unions to Protect Workers’ Rights
Currently, the textile industry in Pakistan is facing numerous crises, causing many companies to shut down. A survey shows that approximately 7 million workers have become redundant in this sector, which means 7 million families are affected as typically only one person earns for the entire family in Pakistan. The country is experiencing an inflation…
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Powerful Street Theatre “Machine” Sheds Light on Exploitation and the Need for Collective Struggle”
Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) of Pakistan recently organized an impactful open street theatre performance of the play “Machine” in the industrial area of Gajju-Matta, near Lahore. The play, originally written by Safdar Hashmi, a courageous worker who met a tragic end, sheds light on the plight of workers within companies and emphasizes the necessity of…
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May Day 2023: Pakistan’s Workers Unite Amidst Unprecedented Economic Crisis
Pakistan faces an unprecedented economic, social, and political crisis in its 76-year history, teetering on the brink of default. Inflation has soared to 47%, the dollar has risen over 150% against the Pakistani rupee in the last five years, and widespread industry closures have left millions of workers jobless. The state has shifted the burden…
