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Victimization of workers by factory management and police
Labor Party of Pakistan Press Statement - December 22, 2008
The LPP strongly condemn the act of harassment on the workers of Grant Wheels Employees Union in Karachi by the administration of the Grant Wheel factory and SITE police station who are supporting Grant Wheel management by arresting and harassing workers of the factory.
Grant Wheel management are harassing permanent workers and threaten them to expel them from the factory in which SITE police station is also involved.
Management of Grant Wheel registered false allegation on the union in SITE police station. Police arrested three workers from the factory which latter bailed out by the court. It is the routine of SITE police that they going in factory to arrest the union members, who put some demand to the management, and threaten them which spread fear among the workers.
Different unions in NTUF, LEF, LPP and party's women activist visited the SITE police station several time to protest against the police actions and for bail of the workers. Police officer Mr. Rafiq Rao, SHO SITE police station ensured that they will not arrest and harass more workers from the factory but police as usual worked for the management and to protect the capitalist not the workers, they didn't stop their bad act, taking bribe from the Grant Wheel factory management and harass the workers.
Workers of the Grant Wheel, NTUF, LPP, LEF and dozens of unions in meeting decided to organize a protest "Dharna " against the SITE police station and Grand Wheel management on Tuesday 23rd December 2008 at Habib Bank Chowrangi (SITE area) at 4pm.
We are appealing to all workers especially from the SITE area, trade unions and federations, CBA unions, human and civil right activist to participate in the Dharna (sit in) and show solidarity with the Grant Wheel workers.
In Solidarity
Zehra Khan
Labour Education Foundation
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