Electricity workers to protest on 15th
Lahore
February 12, 2021
LAHORE:Thousands of workers will hold mass protest procession at Islamabad on February 15 under the aegis of All-Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union CBA against aggravating price-hike in essential commodities of daily use.
In the protest, they will demand from the government to raise the wages and pension of the workers commensurate with the price hike at the rate of 30% which had not been raised for more than one and half years. These demands were raised in a press conference held Thursday by Khurshid Ahmed General Secretary of All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union CBA along with the President Abdul Latif Nizamani, Haji Ramzan Achakzai, Javed Iqbal Baloch Regional Chairman, Tariq Niazi Vice Chairman Islamabad, Osama Tariq and Haji Iqbal Khan Chairman KPK.
Electricity workers to protest against price hike
Lahore
February 9, 2021
Lahore:Thousands of workers will take out procession in Islamabad on February 15 under the aegis of All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union CBA against aggravating increase in prices of essential commodities and for their other demands if the government fails to fulfill them.
Thirty percent raise in wages and pension of the workers commensurate with the price hike is one of their longstanding demands. There has not been any increase in wage and pension for one and a half year now.
Workers have been urging the prime minister to review the proposed privatisation of the national electricity distribution companies and profitable Guddu and Nandipur Thermal Power House since the privatisation of Karachi Electric Supply Company and Rawalpindi and Multan Distribution Private Companies have already failed miserably. This is the reason why Rawalpindi and Multan Private Companies were to be handed over to W