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We, send you protest letter. Also we will send this letter to Pakistani government.
April 22, 1998
from: Korean Women Workers Associations United (KWWAU)
1/F 496-43, Kuro bon-Dong, Kuro-Ku, Seoul 152-059, Korea
Tel : 82-2-869-1347, 869-1337
Fax : 82-2-837-1407
E-mail : KWWA@chollian.net
To:
Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister
Prime Minister House
Islamabad-Pakistan
Fax: 92-51-9207464
Shahbaza Shrarif, Chief Minister, Government of Punjab
7 club Road, Lahore - Pakistan
Fax: 92-42-9200160
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, Federal Labor Minister
Block D, Pak Sectt, Islamabad
Pakistan
Tel: 92-51-9206040, 9210077
Sher Dil Khan, Chief Secretary
Civil Secretariat
Lahore, Pakistan
Dear Sir,
We are angry and worried about the news of violence by Pakistani government with heavy police against the All Pakistan Trade Union Federation (APTUF), the union activists and the workers who tried to stop the violent attack.
We heard that April 16, 1998 at 1:00 noon, District management with heavy police force demolished the All Pakistan Trade Union Office located at 114 ? Gulberg Road, Industrial Area, Kashmir Road, Gulberg, Lahore with out any warning. Police aggressively attacked on workers and beaten them who stopped the authorities. Furthermore, police arrested APTUF General Secretary Ch. Gulzar Ahmed, Deputy General Secretary Lahore division Mohd Ilyas and others five activists. Police also arrested the executive commitee member of the Working Women's Organization (WWO), Ms. Azra Shahid.
We hope that all union activists are quickly released and evert kinds of violence are stopped.
Also, we believe that All Pakistan Trade Union Federation have been struggling hard to organize the workers to fight for their rights and against injustice and exploitation. Pakistani government must examine itself and be responsible for the present situation of mass unemployment, poverty, thousands of child labor and workers' exploitation in society. The government needs to change the policies to improve the lives of the poor.
We strongly demand the concerned authorities to immediately:
- Release all union activists.
- Apologize to the union and union activits for this injustice
- Compensate the union for destroying their office, including equipment and accessories.
- Rebuild the union office as soon as possible.
We strongly demand you to take the immediate attention and actions.
Korean Women Workers Associations United
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