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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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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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The new PTUS Summer Bulletin 2023 is out!
We have released a new bulletin for summer 2023, featuring articles and reports on the struggles of workers in Pakistan. You can download the bulletin by clicking on the following link: In the face of an unprecedented economic crisis, with inflation soaring to 47% and the dollar rising over 150% against the Pakistani rupee over…
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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…
