QUETTA: International Labour Day was observed in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan on Monday with workers and people belonging to all sections of society holding dozens of rallies, public meetings and seminars to pay tribute to the martyrs of Chicago.

Under the banner of Pakistan Workers Confederation of Balochistan (PWCB), rallies were taken out in Quetta, Hub, Khuzdar, Kalat, Mastung, Turbat, Gwadar, Panjgur, Pishin, Chaman, Loralai, Zhob, Sibi, Dera Murad Jamali, Naseerabad and Usta Muhammad Mohammad to mark the occasion.

PWCB Chairman Manzoor Baloch, Ali Bakhsh Jamali, Pir Muhammad Kakardad, Muhammad Baloch, Tariq Baloch, Salam Zehri and other leaders led the rally in the provincial capital.

Addressing the gathering, the speakers said the workers of Chicago had raised their voice against injustices and for fixing working hours for workers in 1886. Due to their struggle and sacrifices, eight-hour working hours were set for workers across the world.

Noting the massive inflation, they called for increasing wages of all government and private sector employees by 100 per cent.

Published in Dawn, May 2nd, 2023