Tag: worker protests
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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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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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Gujranwala: WASA (Water and Sewerage Authority) employees forced to work at risk to their lives – administration remains apathetic
WASA (Water and Sewerage Authority) employees in Gujranwala are forced to work in the worst conditions, which severely endangers their lives. In October, an employee named Samson was martyred due to this, and no one cared about his heirs. WASA employees are victims of the worst oppression due to the unavailability of safety kits, lack…
