PIA Strike Continues Despite State Repression
Four workers killed, eight injured as security forces open fire on PIA protesting workers An all-out strike continued at the state-owned national air lines PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) for the…
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Hundreds take part in the rally organised by Socialist Movement Sindh against religious extremism and increased intolerance in Mir Pur Khas
Rally organised by Socialist Movement Sindh More than 400 including women and children participated in the rally organised by Socialist movement in Mir Pur Khas Sindh against religious extremism and…
Release Muhammad Hussain Bhatti President Employees Union CBA Kabir Wala Factory
Stop state repression and harassment of union leaders and members Withdraw all 28 false, baseless and fabricated criminal cases including terrorism charges against union leaders and members Stop gross violations…
PTI and PAT Sit-In
Stand off continues as both sides stick to their positions No political solution in sight The PTI and PAT sit-in entered into 8th day in Islamabad. The PTI and PAT have…
Bangladesh Garments Industry : A Country within a Country called Export Processing Zones
Exports and profits continue to rise but workers left behind Three decades ago, Bangladesh created a network of export zones to attract foreign investment with tax incentives and other benefits.…
Railway workers on the move
By Rukhsana Manzoor 22/01/2011 20,000 jobs under threat – protesting workers forced the authorities to retreat Thousands of railway workers took to the streets of Lahore against the planned retrenchment of…
Kashmir Aflame Again
Kashmir is aflame again amid a renewed outpouring of popular, non-violent, revolt against India’s military occupation. Kashmiris are out in streets, bringing the Valley to a complete shutdown for more…
Release the arrested trade union leaders
By Khalid Bhatti 25/09/2010 Stop terrorising the workers movement The four leaders of a cement factory in Lucky Marwat have been arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act on 19th September in…
Protesting Nurses Hold All-night Vigil in Layyah
Protesting trainee nurses held an all-night vigil on Saturday 18th September outside the local press club to press the government to transfer health and district authorities accusing them of victimisation.…
Garment Workers On The Move Again
Tens of thousands of garment workers have headed back to their factories in the Adamze Export Processing Zone, where machines are abuzz and the remnants of burned tires and vandalized…
25000 Textile Workers Protest Poor Wages in Bangladesh
More than 25000 textile workers defied a ban on protests in emergency-ruled Bangladesh to demand back pay and bonuses in one of the country’s biggest industrial zones. The workers walked…
Protest against murder attempt on union rights campaigner
By Khalid Bhatti 01/08/2007 More than 250 TURCP (Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan) members and political and social activists attended a protest demonstration in late December 2006, organized by TURCP…