Pakistan - APFUTU Protest Against Price Hike and Unemployment

Islamabad: 17 Nov 2011: The working class all over the country observed ‘Protest Day’ against price hike of essential commodities and aggravating unemployment of the workers and youth owing to load shedding and prevalent anti-labour legislation namely ‘Industrial Relations Ordinance’ on Thursday. The protest procession took place in all major cities including Karachi, Faisalabad, Mardan, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Gujrat, Sialkot, Gujranwala, M.B.Din and Quetta. In the provincial metropolis, the main procession was taken out of APFUTU-regional office Islamabad while passing through constitutional avenue which ended in a rally outside the National Parliament, Islamabad. The protesters were carrying banners in support of their demands while chanting slogans against feudalism, price-hike and unemployment. - Advice APFUTU International apfutu2001@yahoo.co.uk