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Government starts military crackdown as it announces unilateral date for privatisation of Pakistan Telecommunications. Over the weekend the number of telecommunication workers taken into custody by the police has risen…
By Khalid Bhatti 11/06/2015 The stakes have been raised sharply in the battle between Pakistan’s telecommunications workers and the Musharraf government over the question of the privatisation of the industry.…
Reply to misleading report from PTUDC and class struggle group We want to clarify our position on some points raised by PTUDC in a report appeared on a web site…
Telecom workers refused to sign the agreement on privatization to get increase in the wages. The PTCL management tried to break the unity of workers to offer them the wages…
By Khalid Bhatti 06/06/2005 Workers need to remain vigilant over further privatisation attempts On Friday, 4 June, representatives of the Pakistani government signed an agreement with the nine-union strong Action…
The 10 day long strike of telecom workers, which ended on 4th June with an impressive victory against privatization has important lessons for working class and trade union leaders. This…
The PTCL trade unions action committee has decided to boycott the negotiations with management. The action committee has taken this decision after the failure of negotiations today. The action committee…
Ten unions announce support for Telecommunications strike The Trade Union Rights Campaign-Pakistan organised a protest demonstration against the privatisation of Pakistani Telecommunications Company Limited and also showed their solidarity with…
By Khalid Bhatti 29/05/2005 Management is not serious to solve the dispute The strike of PTCL workers has entered in 5th day, as negotiations have failed once again. The management…
1- Stop the privatization of PTCL, end the downsizing and retrenchment. 2- Increase wages, according to the company pay scale already submitted by the unions. 3- Regularize all the daily…
By Khalid Bhatti 26/05/2005 TURC-P will continue fight to defend the rights of the workers We will continue our fight against privatization, IRO 2002 and other anti workers policies. We…
By Khalid Bhatti 26/05/2005 7000 Telecom Workers stormed in the PTCL Head Quarters The negotiations failed again, as the management is not serious to resolve the issues. The management offered…