Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Last-minute issues delay rescue of trapped laborers

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse

Last-minute issues delay the rescue of trapped laborers. 41 workers are trapped inside a tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand. The workers have been stuck in the tunnel since 12 November. Efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped inside a tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand state have resumed after encountering a setback. The workers have been stuck in the … Read more

Bodies of six laborers killed in Turbat sent to Multan via govt helicopter

turbat laborers

The bodies of six laborers, who tragically lost their lives in Turbat, have been transported to Multan via a Balochistan government helicopter. Caretaker Chief Minister of Balochistan, Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki, arranged for the transportation of the deceased laborers from Khalid Air Base. At the airbase, prayers were held to seek forgiveness for the … Read more

Turbat: Six laborers shot dead by armed men in house

Turbat laborers

A tragic incident unfolded in Balochistan’s Turbat city, after unknown armed men shot dead six laborers in an under construction house. One of the two injured workers reported that unknown armed men stormed into the house of local contractor Naseer Ahmed on the night between Friday and Saturday, and gunned down six workers. The police … Read more

Tesla sued by previous workers over ‘mass cutback’

Tesla

Tesla (TSLA.O) workers have recorded a claim against the U.S. electric vehicle organization. The claim was documented late on Sunday in Texas by two laborers who said they were ended from Tesla’s gigafactory plant in Sparks, Nevada, in June. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world’s most extravagant individual, said recently he had a “terrible inclination” … Read more

Starbucks head of North America business leaving organization

Starbucks

Rossann Williams, Starbucks’ North America president, is leaving the organization. She’s been a conspicuous figure in the organization’s push against unionization. In her absence, Sara Trilling was elevated to chief VP and leader of Starbucks North America. Quavering is a 20-year veteran of Starbucks. Starbucks has been among the most recent influx of noticeable organizations … Read more

Chile’s Codelco has announced the closure of its Ventanas smelter

Codelco

The board of state-owned Codelco has agreed to close its troubled Ventanas smelter. Workers had threatened to take action, including a strike if the board did not invest to upgrade the facility. Dozens of people fell ill after an environmental incident that sickened dozens of people. The leading body of Chilean state-possessed Codelco, the world’s … Read more

Labor Day: 8 million Pakistanis fear losing their jobs due to coronavirus lockdown

Labor Day: 8 million Pakistanis fear losing their jobs due to coronavirus lockdown

President of the National Labor Federation (NLF) Shams-ur-Rehman, said that after the coronavirus lockdown was imposed, contract workers were being fired without any notice. Shams-ur-Rehman said that dozens of workers across the country are losing their jobs every day due to the lockdown imposed by the government since last month. Prime Minister Imran Khan has … Read more

Laborers suffering more during current circumstances says CM Punjab

Chief Minister Punjab

Chief Minister of Usman Buzdar has said that looking after the labour community is top priority of government. In statement in Lahore on Sunday, Chief Minister Punjab said laborers are suffering more during current circumstances and the government will provide them relief through economic package.

Sindh Government increases monthly wages of laborers

Labor wages

Sindh government has increased the monthly wages of the laborers. The Secretary Labor Department of Sindh Abdul Rashid Solangi has issued a notification that the monthly wages of the non-technical workers have been increased to at least Rs.17500. Notification will be applicable from 1st July 2019, while the order will apply to non-technical labor working … Read more