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Urgent Action - Coca-Cola Pakistan Greets New Union with Death Threats, Abduction, Extortion and Dismissals

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Submitted by mick duncan on June 28, 2010 - 7:38pm.

Since forming a union at Coca-Cola's bottling plant in the southern Pakistan city of Multan in June 2009, members have met with death threats, abduction, firings, extortion, forgery and fraud. Management's vicious response to the workers' fight for a union is a story drenched with violence, corruption, sleaze and escalating criminality.

Support Pakistani Hotel Workers

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Submitted by mick duncan on March 18, 2010 - 11:13am.

Tension is building to a crisis point at the notorious Pearl Continental Hotel in Karachi, Pakistan, as 4 elected union leaders continue to resist their illegal dismissal on February 24 by refusing to leave the hotel and union members and supporters maintain a vigil outside.

The sit-in and supporters' camp outside the luxury establishment have been continuously maintained for three weeks following the dismissal of four officers including the union President, Vice-President and Vice-Chairman. The dismissed leaders and the growing number of supporters outside have vowed not to move until the illegal dismissals are withdrawn and the hotel management agrees to negotiate issues unresolved at the hotel since 2002, including previous sackings of other union officers and members.

Pakistan Police Attack Garment Workers Demonsstration

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Submitted by mick duncan on August 26, 2008 - 5:20pm.

Three hundred workers have been locked out and six face charges for participating in a peaceful demonstration protesting illegally low wages at Naveena Textile Mills in Lahore, Pakistan.

Take action now at: http://www.cleanclothes.org/urgent/08-08-14.htm#action------------------...

Trade unionists faces death penalty for "treason"

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Submitted by mark osborn on November 12, 2007 - 5:42pm.
Trade unionists faces death penalty for "treason"

In a series of disturbing incidents, following the imposition of emergency rule, Pakistan's military rulers are seeking to quell all democratic dissent by giving the army wide ranging powers to bring people before military courts and threatening the death penalty against activists. Liaquat Ali Shah, one of the leaders of the solidarity campaign for the Karachi Pearl Continental Hotel Trade Union, and a trade union leader in his own right at the State Bank of Pakistan, has been charged with treason, an offence which carries the death penalty.

Demonstrate for democracy in Pakistan, London

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10/11/2007 - 2:00pm
10/11/2007 - 4:00pm

Against the Imposition of Martial Rule in Pakistan
Stop Martial Rule in Pakistan !
Release all political prisoners now!
Restore the Judiciary!
Restore Democracy!

Time & Date: 2pm, Saturday 10th November
Venue: Opposite Downing Street

Organised by: Campaign Against Martial Law in Pakistan
Protest will be lead by Ms. Hina Jillani, Human Rights Commission of
Pakistan (HRCP)
Contact no: 07939782872

Protest against the detention of Faroorq Tariq

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Submitted by mark osborn on June 9, 2007 - 4:23pm.

General Secretary Labour Party Pakistan Faroorq Tariq detained for 3 months, sent to Bahawalpur Jail

Farooq Tariq arrested

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Submitted by mark osborn on May 8, 2007 - 1:41pm.

The General Secretary of the Labour Party Pakistan, Farooq Tariq, was arrested from his Lahore office by a heavy contingent of Punjab Police at 1:30 p.m on Friday 4 May...

Vicious Attack on union at Coca-Cola Pakistan

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Submitted by mark osborn on December 29, 2006 - 2:53pm.

While Coca-Cola Company (CCC) executives in Atlanta, Georgia, USA were preparing to celebrate the holidays and enjoy their buoyant third quarter results, management at Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCBPL, owned by CCC) were carrying out a vicious attack on employment and trade union rights at the company's Karachi operations in defiance of a local court order to desist.

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