In Defence of Marxism

We publish the resolutions voted at the South Punjab Labour Conference we reported on yesterday.

1. This Conference condemns IRO 2002, 2A and 27 B and demands that these laws should be withdrawn immediately.
2. This Conference rejects privatisation of all departments and considers it an anti worker policy. This Conference demands that all privatised institutions should be nationalized under democratic control of the workers.
3. This conference condemns downsizing in Pakistan Telecommunication Ltd. PTCL, PIA, Habib Bank, CBR and all other departments and declares that we will support all such workers in their struggle.
4. This conference condemns Contract Labour in all departments and demands that all workers should be made permanent immediately.
5. This conference supports the demands of the Paramedical staff and these demands should be met as soon as possible.
6. This conference supports the struggle of the All Pakistan Clerks Association, APCA, and that all their demands should be met immediately.
7. This conference condemns bonded labour of Kiln workers and demands that it should be abolished.
8. This conference condemns privatisation of technical education institutes and supports the demands of PAI.
9. This conference condemns the efforts to privatise Bhaudin Zikrya University Multan.
10. This conference extends solidarity with the workers of the Power Looms whose conditions have become miserable due to the crisis in electricity supply and unemployment.
11. This conference demands that medical facilities to the workers should be restored.
12. This conference declares to continue its efforts for the unity of the working class.