Activists of the Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF) held a demonstration on Saturday in protest against unprecedented increase in the fare of public transport in the Punjab province.
Led by chairman the Northern Punjab Region chapter of PWF, Zafarullah Khan Niazi, the protesters took out a procession from the Iesco Rawalpindi city circle and marched towards the Murree Road near the Liaquat Bagh.
The protesters criticized the Punjab provincial government for exorbitantly increasing transport fares on demands of the transporters group.
They also criticized the provincial governments of Sindh and Punjab for suspending labour inspection system. They regretted that the elected government had failed to take notice of the plight of the working class.
The workers blocked the Murree Road for one hour, demanding abolition of what they called anti-labour laws and implementation of the Industrial Relation Act formulated by the Pakistan People’s Party.
The protest demonstration was participated by labour representatives in hotels, banks, industries, textile mills, workers unions, Pakistan Television and other sectors. They criticized the government for failing to resolve basic issues of workers.
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