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Quetta: Oath-Taking Ceremony of All Balochistan Clerks and Technical Employees Association, Fisheries Unit
The oath-taking ceremony of the All Balochistan Clerks and Technical Employees Association, Fisheries Department Unit, was held with great enthusiasm and energy. The ceremony was attended not only by a large number of employees and workers from the Fisheries Department, but also by leaders of the Balochistan Grand Alliance, including Professor Qudoos Kakar, Ali Asghar…
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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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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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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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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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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…
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Healthcare Workers in Tharparker Protest- Management’s Suppression Tactics
Tharparker, Pakistan – Over the past three months, healthcare workers including midwives has taken to the streets in a resolute protest outside the Department of Health. These demonstrations have been fueled by three fundamental demands: the conversion of short-term contractual positions into permanent ones, the release of withheld salaries, and the restoration of risk allowances.…
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Attacks on working and living conditions – workers need to organise!
The National Austerity Committee sent a summary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on January 25th, 2023, to reduce the loss of the national exchequer. The proposals in the plan included reducing the public sector salaries by 10%. The National Austerity Committee was established to reduce budget losses and support the government. This development resulted…
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The devastating effects of Pakistan’s floods and the rulers’ hostility towards people
Pakistan was recently devastated by the floods that engulfed the country in October 2022. Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Southern Punjab, and Sindh have seen thousands of houses destroyed while countless people are fighting for their survival. Millions of wildlife and farming animals have died. Agriculture has been completely wiped off, threatening food security and inflation. Energy…
