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11th December 2009, 02:00
This was sent to me by Christian and minorities workeforce (GFTU International - Pakistan).
GFTU & L.U.A to protest fuel price hike across country (http://eproperty.pk/news/2009/09/04/ji-to-protest-fuel-price-hike-across-country-2)
General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) & Labour Unity Alliance ( APFUTU, APFOL, PNFTU, GFTU ) countrywide protest day on Thursday (today), against the recent hike in POL prices, gradual take over of the country by US forces with presence of US marines in Islamabad and other strategic locations and growing unemployment and lawlessness.The protest rallies and demonstrations held through out country, in the federal and the provincial capitals besides district and tehsil headquarters where GFTU & Labour Unity Alliance ( APFUTU, APFOL, PNFTU, GFTU ), provincial and local leaders addresses. Demo held against price hike, low wages
Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Gujrat: Like other parts of the country, General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) & Labour Unity Alliance ( APFUTU, APFOL, PNFTU, GFTU ) workers staged a protest demonstration against hike in oil prices, privatisation, unemployment, inflation and low increase in salaries of labourers here on thuresday.
The protest rally was led by APFUTU President Mr. Salman Riaz Ch, GFTU Coordinator Zia Syed and many others. During the protest demonstration, traffic on Mall Road suspended for hours . Protesters were carrying placards and banners inscribed with slogans in favour of their demands. Speakers on the occasion said that the government should pay immediate attention towards the demands of labours who are compelled to live under inhuman conditions. They also demanded of the government, semi-government and private organisations and institutes that they should provide all the facilities according to the pay scale of labours. Labour leaders also said that the federal government should revive the specified ILO labour rules and regulations to provide relief to the labourers. They said the government should make functional all the dysfunctional industrial units to boost employment rate in the country. They also demanded of the high ups to make permanent all the contractual, work charge and daily wage employees in different government organisations. They also condemned the proposed privatisation of different government organisations including Railways, Postal Services, Sui Northern Gas and others. They also threatened that if government did not pay attention towards these issues then different labour bodies would launch a series of protest in the near future.
GFTU & L.U.A to protest fuel price hike across country (http://eproperty.pk/news/2009/09/04/ji-to-protest-fuel-price-hike-across-country-2)
General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) & Labour Unity Alliance ( APFUTU, APFOL, PNFTU, GFTU ) countrywide protest day on Thursday (today), against the recent hike in POL prices, gradual take over of the country by US forces with presence of US marines in Islamabad and other strategic locations and growing unemployment and lawlessness.The protest rallies and demonstrations held through out country, in the federal and the provincial capitals besides district and tehsil headquarters where GFTU & Labour Unity Alliance ( APFUTU, APFOL, PNFTU, GFTU ), provincial and local leaders addresses. Demo held against price hike, low wages
Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Gujrat: Like other parts of the country, General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) & Labour Unity Alliance ( APFUTU, APFOL, PNFTU, GFTU ) workers staged a protest demonstration against hike in oil prices, privatisation, unemployment, inflation and low increase in salaries of labourers here on thuresday.
The protest rally was led by APFUTU President Mr. Salman Riaz Ch, GFTU Coordinator Zia Syed and many others. During the protest demonstration, traffic on Mall Road suspended for hours . Protesters were carrying placards and banners inscribed with slogans in favour of their demands. Speakers on the occasion said that the government should pay immediate attention towards the demands of labours who are compelled to live under inhuman conditions. They also demanded of the government, semi-government and private organisations and institutes that they should provide all the facilities according to the pay scale of labours. Labour leaders also said that the federal government should revive the specified ILO labour rules and regulations to provide relief to the labourers. They said the government should make functional all the dysfunctional industrial units to boost employment rate in the country. They also demanded of the high ups to make permanent all the contractual, work charge and daily wage employees in different government organisations. They also condemned the proposed privatisation of different government organisations including Railways, Postal Services, Sui Northern Gas and others. They also threatened that if government did not pay attention towards these issues then different labour bodies would launch a series of protest in the near future.