PSM staff woes

Published October 21, 2019

PAKISTAN Steel Mills has been suffering losses for the last several years and is now considered a white elephant, a burden on the economy. The government is neither privatising it nor is it providing enough financial assistance to stabilise it.

Its 25,000 workers are paid salaries after a gap of five months. The government doesn’t seem serious in resolving this issue. The authorities concerned should take action and resolve this matter as soon as possible.

Shamama Tariq

Karachi

Published in Dawn, October 21st, 2019

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