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Monday, 10 September 2007 |
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On September 7,
the South Punjab Labour
Conference was held in Multan with many delegates from workplaces and workers’
leaders present. The conference was organised by the Multan Joint Action
Committee and the purpose of the gathering was to unite all the various
struggles of the Pakistani workers on one platform.
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
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Punjab schoolteachers have launched a struggle in
defence of their rights and for improved working conditions. The Punjab government has not paid the allowances announced
in the last budget and are now planning to privatise the schools which were put
under state control by the Bhutto government in the 1970s.
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Wednesday, 02 May 2007 |
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After the successful
mobilisation of stationmasters at Pakistan Railways, the signal staff have
taken action for the improvement of their working conditions. Monstrously
exploited, and working according to pay scales which have not changed since
1974, the workers are organising to struggle for their rights.
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Friday, 13 April 2007 |
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The workers of Taunsa
Barrage upheld their end of the bargain. They agreed to return to work on the
promise that all of their demands would be met within 48 hours. Not only have
management not met these demands, they have hired thugs to threaten the workers
and PTUDC activists.
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Thursday, 12 April 2007 |
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The
Pakistan
Trade Union Defence Campaign Multan
held a meeting yesterday
in solidarity with the Airbus workers.
Participants
were informed about the struggle of Airbus workers in France and
other European countries, and discussed the campaign demanding the
nationalisation of the company.
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Wednesday, 11 April 2007 |
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The workers of the Taunsa Bridge
have won an important victory in their struggle for payment of wage arrears and
improved working conditions. Most of their demands have been met, and the rest
will be fulfilled within 48 hours.
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Tuesday, 10 April 2007 |
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A
bitter strike has erupted at the Taunsa Barrage in Pakistan, as workers are demanding
payment of wage arrears and better working conditions. One worker, whose wife
was in hospital delivering a child, was beaten when he asked for payment of his
wages to pay for proper medical care. His wife ended up dying in hospital due
to lack of funds to pay for care.
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Friday, 09 March 2007 |
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The
state in Kashmir has shown its true colors by increasing repression on comrades
arrested yesterday when they were protesting for the basic demands of the
peoples of Kashmir.
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Thursday, 08 March 2007 |
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A
demonstration was called today to protest against the failure of the state’s
reconstruction efforts in Azad Kashmir. The demonstration was brutally attacked
by police. Several comrades have been injured and arrested.
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Thursday, 08 March 2007 |
 Thursday, 08 March 2007 The
PTUDC and Bonded Labour Liberation Front organized a joint meeting to
commemorate International Working Women’s Day. The two organizations also
decided upon a joint statement of demands and common programme of struggle.
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Friday, 23 February 2007 |
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After waiting for more than a year for the
government to act on the promises it made at the time of the earthquake
disaster, the workers have finally lost their patience and come out in an
all-out strike. This is just a taste of what is to come.
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