Workers employed in the power loom industries in the industrial zone of Ittehad Town, on the outskirts of Karachi, had been taking industrial action for higher wages and a day off a week. Last week, six trade union leaders were picked up by police and beaten up while in custody. They are now being charged under Pakistan’s Anti Terrorist Act. This is not the first time that workers face this repression. Click here for more information and here for solidarity,
Meanwhile, the struggle continues with protest camp at Nestle Pakistan. More than 300 workers took part in an all day protest camp on March 28 to highlight their determination to continue the struggle at Nestlé’s Kabirwala milk factory until all contract workers who have claimed their employment rights are given permanent jobs. For more information, click here.
Workers employed in the power loom industries in the industrial zone of Ittehad Town, on the outskirts of Karachi, had been taking industrial action for higher wages and a day off a week. Last week, six trade union leaders were picked up by police and beaten up while in custody. They are now being charged under Pakistan’s Anti Terrorist Act. This is not the first time that workers face this repression. Click here for more information and here for solidarity,
Meanwhile, the struggle continues with protest camp at Nestle Pakistan. More than 300 workers took part in an all day protest camp on March 28 to highlight their determination to continue the struggle at Nestlé’s Kabirwala milk factory until all contract workers who have claimed their employment rights are given permanent jobs. For more information, click here.
