Yesterday evening, in a massive victory for telecommunications workers in Pakistan the government announced the postponement of the privatisation of Pakistan Telecommunications for an indefinite period. This brought to an end the 10 day long strike of telecom workers.
Report By Rukhsana Manzoor and Aazam Janjua, Trade Union Rights Campaign Pakistan

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“THIS IS the biggest challenge to President Musharraf of Pakistan from the trade unions on the question of privatisation since he came to power in 1998.” These words from Azad Qadri, (a member of the Socialist Movement Pakistan -CWI in Pakistan - and National Deputy Secretary General of the Lions Unity Union), drew a roar [...]