Struggle * Solidarity * Socialism
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
More than 26,000 telecom workers in Pakistan have been on indefinite strike since 16 August. They are demanding a 50% increase in wages as announced b
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
The two week long strike and protest movement called off on Wednesday, as management accepted the main demands. The management signed the agreement wi
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
The strike and protest movement of Telecom workers has entered into its third week (see previous reports). Nobody was expecting such a long strike of
Monday, July 21st, 2008
Thousands of telecom workers employed by PTCL workers are on the strike. PTCL is the largest telecom company in Pakistan. Most telecom offices and tel
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
Trade Union Rights Campaign secretary victimised for exposing Telcom redundancy plans. Azad Qadri, Deputy General Secretary of the Lion’s Unity U
Wednesday, October 5th, 2005
Lessons of the Pakistan Telecoms Company Ltd (PTCL) Union Action Committee betrayal of strike. Almost all the leaders of the Action Committee (set
Tuesday, September 13th, 2005
Trade Union Rights Campaign statement The Trade Union Rights Campaign (PTURC) strongly condemns the betrayal of the Telecom Strike Action Committee
Monday, July 25th, 2005
More than 120 trade union activists and leaders of different trade unions attended a meeting organised by Trade Union Rights Campaign in the Pakistan
Monday, July 11th, 2005
For over 6 weeks, 65 000 telecommunication workers were involved in a bitter struggle against the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd (PTCL) and t
Tuesday, June 21st, 2005
Employees’ Union leaders sign deal but workers still oppose privatisation After almost three weeks of struggle against privatisation, most Pakis
The Trade Union Rights Campaign – Pakistan was set up in April 2005 to help coordinate solidarity and support for workers’ struggles against downsizing, privatisation, and the neo-liberal agenda of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
We publish an introduction to the new Urdu edition of ‘Permanent Revolution’ by Leon Trotsky, published by the Socialist Movement Pakistan. This introduction is written by Peter Taaffe.
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