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The policies of the ruling class based on privatization, downsizing, rightsizing and restructuring has made life hell for the working class. On the one hand the rulers are throwing the workers into the quagmire of joblessness and poverty and on the other hand they are involved in massive corruption and looting. The ruling class of Pakistan has privatized the Allied Bank of Pakistan, United Bank Ltd., the Muslim Commercial Bank, and Pak-Saudi fertilizers at nominal prices and thousands of workers have lost their jobs due to this crime of ruling class. And now, in a continuation of this looting and plundering, they are planning to privatize Habib Bank and Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Ltd. (PTLC). As a result, thousands of workers will lose their jobs and will be thrown out without any notice or benefits from these institutions. Along side of this, the administration has announced a referendum in PTCL. Pakistan Trade Union Defence Campaign has launched a leaflet outlining its programme of anti-privatization, downsizing, restructuring and for the repeal of draconian labour laws. The following is the programme of the PTUDC on the referendum.
PTUDC's Program On PTCL Refrendum:
The privatization of PTCL should immediately be stopped.
The contract system and daily wages system should immediately be abolished.
All daily wages employees should immediately be regularized.
The contracts with private security companies should be canceled and permanent security staff should be appointed at PTCL.
Officers and workers should be paid equal wages.
15000 Rs should be the minimum wage of the employees.
25% of the PTCL profit should be distributed among the workers.
At the end of every three months workers should be paid a bonus.
Lineman should be provided with motorbikes.
Lineman should be appointed at grade 5 as it is being practiced in the Water and Power Development Authority.
Grade 4 employees should be given the right of promotion.
4000 Rs should be paid to each employee as medical allowance.
The corrupt bureaucracy should immediately be ousted from the organization.
Residential Colonies should be constructed in each district and the workers should be provided with accommodation.
The Industrial Relation Ordinance 2002, and the Removal from Services Ordinance 2004 and all other draconian laws should immediately be repealed.
PTCL should be run and organized under the democratic control of the workers and their organizations.
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