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By Khalid Bhatti 26/07/2005 More than 120 trade union activists and leaders of different trade unions attended a meeting organised by Trade Union Rights Campaign in the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited…
For over 6 weeks, 65 000 telecommunication workers were involved in a bitter struggle against the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd (PTCL) and the government in an attempt to defeat the…
Campaign for democratic trade union rights 04/07/2005 Yahya Al-Faifi has had to seek refuge in Swansea because the Saudi Arabian government has deemed that he is guilty of the ‘crime’…
In an indication of huge anger at the government serious escalation, 4000 workers have re-occupied the PTCL headquarters. This was a result of the breakdown in negotiations today. These workers…
By Khalid Bhatti 16/05/2005 In a shameful betrayal of the struggle against the privatisation of Pakistan Telecommunications (PTCL), the national leaders of the Employees Union, one of the unions in…
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…
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…