Workers struggling for
the right to have a union at the Army Welfare Sugar Mills in Badin in Pakistan,
after getting a court decision that reinstated their union, were met by armed
goons hired by the bosses, some of them receiving serious injuries and being
hospitalised.
The myth encouraged by the mainstream media is that the Islamic fundamentalist forces operating on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan are enemies of "western culture". This interesting article from Pakistan highlights the fact that these forces are not in contradiction with capitalism, but are seen as a useful tool in combating any genuine struggle of the oppressed and downtrodden masses.
The Unemployed Youth Movement (BNT) of Sindh, in Pakistan, recently held a meeting to elect and present its Executive leading body, highlighting the plight of unemployed youth in the country.