Tag: workers’ struggle
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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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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…
