This week, thousands of workers at the Gadani shipyards, near Karachi in Pakistan, took action to demand the reinstatement of hundreds of sacked workers. Workers had been demanding safer working conditions. Unfortunately the Gadani shipbreaking yards have a long history of unsafe practices, leading to many deaths (see here and here). This time though, the workers resolute action, led to the reinstatement of all the sacked workers. There is power in the union.
This week, thousands of workers at the Gadani shipyards, near Karachi in Pakistan, took action to demand the reinstatement of hundreds of sacked workers. Workers had been demanding safer working conditions. Unfortunately the Gadani shipbreaking yards have a long history of unsafe practices, leading to many deaths (see here and here). This time though, the workers resolute action, led to the reinstatement of all the sacked workers. There is power in the union.
