Asia

Regime uses ‘sticks and carrots’ to try to force through privatisation

Following the recent military crackdown against striking telecom workers in Pakistan (see separate report on this site, ‘Strike remains solid, as one union leadership betrays struggle’), new protests were organised at Pakistan embassies and consulates, […]

Report from Daily Times Pakistan. Appeal letter. Press release.

Government starts military crackdown as it announces unilateral date for privatisation of Pakistan Telecommunications

The stakes have been raised sharply in the battle between Pakistan’s telecommunications workers and the Musharraf government over the question of the privatisation of the industry.

On 12 May the Socialist Plantation Workers’ Union (SPWU) opened new offices in the town of Nuwara Eliya, high up in the Sri Lankan ‘hill country’.

On 12 May the Socialist Plantation Workers’ Union (SPWU) opened new offices in the town of Nuwara Eliya, high up in the Sri Lankan ‘hill country’.

In an indication of huge anger at the government serious escalation, 4000 workers have re-occupied the PTCL headquarters.

Formal negotiations between the Privatisation Commission, management of PTCL and the Action Committee broke down yesterday, 6 June.

Workers need to remain vigilant over further privatisation attempts

Despotic Karimov regime remains a tinder box. 4,200 words.

Ten day strike forced the Government to retreat – Pakistan Telecommunications privatisation postponed for an indefinite period

Pakistan telecoms workers fight privatisation

The Pakistani Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) Trade Union Action Committee has decided to boycott negotiations with management in a meeting which finished late during the night of 29 May.

Ten unions announce support for Telecommunications strike

The TURC-P, formed in April this year, is a fighting campaigning organisation in Pakistan.

The strike of Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd (PTCL) workers has entered its fifth day as negotiations failed once again.

Protest messages needed urgently

Sixty thousand telecom workers of Pakistani Telecommunications Ltd (PTCL) have started an indefinite strike today. This decision was taken in a meeting of union’s actions committee in Islamabad yesterday, after negotiations with management failed to […]

The rallies and daily two hour strikes by Pakistan Telecom workers against privatisation continues across the country.

“Government threats will not be able break our strike”

Leaflet from the Pakistani Trade Union Rights Campaign

Negotiations fail, while the movement picks up momentum

US-backed Karimov dictatorship unleashes bloodbath

The Anti Privatization Campaign launched by an alliance of nine unions in the telecom sector has received a tremendous response from workers throughout the country.

Three socialist activists interviewed about their lives of struggle and facing oppression

The members of the New Socialist Alternative (CWI-India) took part in the May Day 2005 demonstrations in the ‘silicon city’ of India – Bangalore – with a two-page leaflet in the Kannada language. The theme […]

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CWI members and supporters of the Jammu and Kashmir Trade Union Rights Campaign organised a demonstration of over 200 workers and youth in Kotli, Kashmir.

Sri Lanka and Japan are both reeling from horrific public transport disasters, in each case resulting from the privatisation policies of their governments and the blind chase for profits.

Members of the Socialist Movement Pakistan (SMP) and the Pakistan Trade Union rights Campaign (PTURC) organised demonstrations and seminars in eighteen cities, while we participated in other Mayday activities in over twenty-one cities and towns.

Tamil and Sinhala Trotskyists march united against poverty and communalism

Both the Indian and Pakistani governments are celebrating the launch of a bus service on 7 April between Srinagar and Muzafarabad, the two main cities in Indian and Pakistani occupied Kashmir respectively.

Despite all the claims of the present regime, women are still facing a horrific situation in Pakistan.

Telecommunication workers in the state-owned Telecom Company PakTel Communications Limited (PTCL) started a protest campaign after the death of one telecom worker in Rawalpindi region.

The tsunami and its terrible aftermath is the overarching issue that still dominates every aspect of Sri Lankan society.

“I’m tired of this life. I just want to live quietly and well” was the comment of one pensioner taking part in the protests in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzia (Kyrgyzstan) last week.

Travelling from Malaysia to Karachi in Pakistan is to go from the ‘Second World’ to the ‘Fourth World’. Malaysia is certainly no showcase for Asian capitalism, as the apologists for the Kuala Lumpur regime argue. […]

The Sri Lankan United Socialist Party (USP) – affiliated to the Committee for a Workers International (cwi) – held its most successful ever congress on 25 – 26 March in Colombo.

‘Tulip revolution’ declares government overthrown

A very successful First Congress of the Socialist Movement Pakistan (SMP) – affiliated to the cwi – took place over the weekend of the 19/20 March 2005 in Lahore.

Malaysian state in tune with US aggression

Scandal of government ‘relief’ fuels social, political and national crisis

The king of Nepal, Shah Gianandra, fired his hand-picked Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, and government cabinet, on 1 February. In dissolving the government, the King cited its failure to hold elections and to maintaining […]

"Demonstrations are escalating. From yesterday morning until today, homeless people in the East of the Island occupied the main road from Ampara all the way up to Batticaloa.

Capitalist parties clash but no workers’ alternative

Prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (pronounced "Chin-a-what") and his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party are on course for a crushing parliamentary majority following the elections in Thailand on Sunday 6 February.

eyewitness report from the Pakisani province of Baluchistan