TIMERGARA, Aug 19: The All Pakistan Hydro Electric Workers’ Union, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chairman Iqbal Khan on Aug 18 said that a protest call would be given if the Pesco authorities failed to meet their seven-point charter of demands.
Addressing a workers’ gathering at the Fishing Hut Chakdara, he said the hydro union had long been struggling for the rights of workers.
Iqbal Khan said that over 3,000 posts had been lying vacant in Pesco due to which it was unable to overcome line losses and recover dues. He said the vacant post were to be filled through a quota system to facilitate sons of deceased, retired and in-service employees of the power company.
Meanwhile, several members of Paigham union, including Ziaul Haq, Shah Hussain, Ali Rahman, Mohammad Aziz, Sanaullah, Amir Nawab and Jehan Gul, quit their organisation and joined the hydro workers’ union.
Welcoming their entry into the union, Mr Iqbal said the organisation had more than Rs20 million collected from the workers as donation which had been invested in property business to secure their future after retirement.
Published by Daily Dawn on Aug 19, 2014
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