Pakistan : Workers warn of movement against power outages
TOBA TEK SINGH, July 27: The Labour Qaumi Movement (LQM) has warned the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) of a movement against it and strike in factories if it does not
end unscheduled loadshedding within 72 hours.
The announcement was made by LQM central chairman Baba Abdul Latif, tehsil president Malik Abdul Majeed and provincial president Dr Sarwar Bari during a protest in Khalid Colony factory area in Kamalia on July 26.
They said the powerloom and other small industrial units workers would also stage a sit-in at the Thana Chowk and a series of protest rallies.
They said all agreements between workers and Fesco officials had been violated by company, triggering economic issues for workers as they were unable to earn anything for their families due to prolonged power outages. They also announced the protest would also be widened to all the cities of Faisalabad division.
Meanwhile, Awam League chief and former MNA Riaz Fatyana condemned more than 18 hours loadshedding in Kamalia and Toba district.
In a press conference, he asked where were the people who had taken out protest rallies and set his house on fire when he was the MNA.
He said now such people were silent when Kamalia’s workers and people were facing the worst loadshedding.
Published by Daily Dawn on July 27, 2016
