Category: Event
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Ongoing State and Religious Oppression on the Christian Community After the Jaranwala Incident
On August 6, 2023, a tragic incident occurred in Jaranwala, a rural area near Faisalabad, where dozens of churches and homes belonging to the Christian workers and labourers were set ablaze. The arson was carried out by local leaders and religious organizations under false allegations of blasphemy, all in plain sight of the police. Thousands…
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Karachi Electric company labour union seminar against inflation, unemployment and privitisation
A seminar titled “Will Inflation and unemployment remain the fate of the working class?” was organized by the K-Electric Labour Union (CBA) on May 29, 2023, at the PMA House in Karachi. The seminar was attended by a significant number of workers. During the event, Paras Jan from Red Workers Front addressed the workers and…
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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…
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Multan: Lady Health Workers won their fight for pay and conditions
Lady health workers who are visiting houses and providing immediate medical support to women across the country were protesting for many months for their pay, security, and working conditions. They were often met with police brutality during protests. But they showed their determination and courage to stand for their rights and demands. At last Health…
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Quetta: Water Distribution and Sanitation Company employees protest
Sate run Water and Sanitation Agency WASA workers staged protests in front of the WASA head office in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan. Workers protested under the banner of the Balochistan Labour Federation and the WASA Employees Union. They protested against the ending of over-time payments, ending of a weekly day off, non-payments of salaries,…
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Karachi: Workers protested for the implementation of Rs.25,000 minimum wage
On 23 December 2021, Workers under the banner of the Red Workers Front protested against the non-implementation of the minimum wage. Sindh provincial government decided to increase the minimum wage to Rs. 25,000 (140 USD) per month. However, after six months, workers are not paid the increased minimum wage by employers. Workers were outraged by…
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Massive rally of industrial workers in Karachi
n a thousand factory workers from Korangi and Landhi industrial areas of Karachi was held under the banner of the Workers’ Solidarity Committee.
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STATE BRUTALITY: Police tortured and arrested front-line doctors and staff for demanding Personal Protective Equipment.
Today, dozens of health workers were tortured and arrested in Quetta, Pakistan while they were protesting for the provision of personal protective equipment outside the office of the Chief Minister of Balochistan Province in Pakistan.
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Closure of factories triggering unemployment crisis in Pakistan.
Each day, the economic crisis in Pakistan is becoming severe, and it is impacting every industrial sector and households. The decline in general economic condition is accelerated by an increase in foreign loans by the government, increasing current account deficit and continuous decline in value of the currency. The clouds of hyperinflation have devastated the…
