QUETTA: Rallies and other programmes were organised in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan on Sunday to mark the Labour Day.

In Quetta, the All Pakistan Labour Federation (APLF) and the Pakistan Central Mines Labour Federation organised a procession which passed through different roads of the provincial capital.

A large number of workers took part in the procession. They were carrying placards and banners inscribed with slogans for their demands.

The participants of the procession later gathered outside the press club.

Speaking on the occasion, APLF president Sultan Mohammad Khan, secretary general Abdul Sattar, leader of coalmine workers Mohammad Zameen, Ali Sher Bugti and other labour leaders demanded good working conditions for workers in Pakistan.

They paid tribute to the martyrs of Chicago and said they sacrificed their lives for the rights of workers.

The speakers expressed concern over rising inflation, joblessness and bad security situation in the province, saying that these problems had made life miserable for workers, especially daily wage earners.

They urged the government to take notice of shifting of industrial units out of the country. They said that it would further increase une­mployment in the country.

The speakers said the economic managers of the country needed to improve policies so that the country could attract foreign investment.

According to sources, programmes to mark the Labour Day were also held in Dera Murad Jamali, Dera Allahyar, Khuzdar, Loralai, Zhob, Sibi, Kalat and some other towns and cities of Balochistan.

Published in Dawn, May 2nd, 2016