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From: The Socialist issue 526, 26 March 2008: Iraq: five year nightmare

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Solidarity with Kashmir workers

THE TRADE Union Rights Campaign - Kashmir [TURC-K] is in the forefront of helping to organise solidarity for thousands of earthquake-affected public sector workers in Pakistani Occupied Kashmir.

On 18 March workers began an indefinite strike in Rawalakot. The main protest demonstration was led by the public works department workers' banner, demanding the overdue salaries of workers who have not been paid for the last 19 months.

The Employees Action Committee, through the TURC-K, has made an appeal to trade unionists and young people for messages of solidarity to the striking workers and protests to the authorities concerned. TURC-K is organising solidarity action in Kashmir.

Jamal Khan,

TURC- K, Kotli, Kashmir

Please include in letters of protest the necessity to implement the following demands of the Employees Action Committee:

Pay overdue salaries to workers
Pay compensation instalments to earthquake affected workers
Release the HBA (House Building Advances) at district level
Regularise contract workers
Increase salaries, linked with inflation
Set up labour laws and labour courts in Kashmir.
All workers in the state should be given the right to form trade unions.
All anti-labour laws scrapped, including the Special Power Act.

Please send letters of protest to:

Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan. Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir [email protected]
President Musharraf of the Federal government of Pakistan [email protected]

Please send all solidarity messages to: Employees Action Committee, c/o TURC-K: [email protected]

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