As the continuing Iraqi resistance defies the might of US imperialism, cracks are beginning to widen between the various imperialist powers. Once again it is being proved in the alleys of Baghdad, Falluja and other cities of Iraq, that no power on earth, however strong it might be, can crush the masses in revolt. The ghost of Vietnam is once again haunting America.
The present dictatorship of General Musharraf inflicted a Black Law,
the IRO 2002, on October 26, 2002. This year on that same day, the
PTUDC, YFIS and the People’s Labour Bureau (PLB), in collaboration with
major trade unions throughout Pakistan organised a “Black Day” to
protest against this reactionary law. Over 50 rallies were organized in
22 cities with the overwhelming, enthusiastic participation of some
6,000 people.
Successful meetings were held in Pakistan recently to launch a new book of the Pakistani Marxists on the National Question, a key work in a country where the national question is so acute.
Youth For International Socialism YFIS’s first national delegate
conference was held in Lahore on 7th of November 2004. Nearly 80
comrades attended from different parts of Pakistan.
We have received the following report on the “All-Pakistan Labour
Conference” which was held on December 27, 2004. More than 35 labour
leaders and 450 participants representing different trade union
federations met to debate and discuss the recent anti-labour laws
passed by the Musharaf Regime as well as what the labour movement
should do about them. Read the report on the PTUDC website.