The strike of Municipal Workers League of the City District Government Rawalpindi (CDGR) on Thursday entered its third day against non-regularization of temporary employees working on daily wages and contractual basis in the sanitation department for the last four years.
In third day, they set up a protest camp in front of Rawalpindi Press Club at the Benazir Bhutto road where hundreds of workers gathered and expressed their anger against the district government for not regularizing services of the contractual employees.
President of the Municipal League, Haji Farooq Ahmed Khan told APP that blue eyed workers have been regularized putting aside all rules and regulation, adding “We will not allow any favoritism and nepotism in the department”.
He threatened to give a strike call in due course of time if their demands are not met, bringing all the garbage lifting work at halt.
Around 150 tons solid waste is daily collected from every nook and corner of the city and shifted to the dumping site in Kallar Syedan.
Khan also alleged that PML-N MNA Hanif Abbasi in connivance with the city government have occupied a parking lot of Municipal administration situation in B Block of Satellite Town, which was being used as shed for garbage lifting vehicles for last 20 years.
“No we have no proper site to park our vehicles,” he added.
Programmes arranged to observe World Environment Day: Pakistan Wetlands Programme-WWF arranged numerous activities in connection with World Environment Day (WED) to be observed worldwide including Pakistan on June 5.
The activities arranged include, puppet shows, theme promos, advocacy walk, art competition, banners display campaigns, tree plantation by students and display of handicrafts made from recycled products. An official from WWF Pakistan on Thursday said the basic objective of all events is to conserve the globally important wetlands bio-diversity in Pakistan while alleviating poverty. The theme for current year is `Green Economy; Does it include you?’ dealing with the daily life within the houses or at work places.
He said Minister for Climate Change, Rana M Farooq Saeed Khan will be chief guest on the function, would be organized in Islamabad Model College for Girls (IMCG), F-6/2. The function would be attended by students of different schools and colleges of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Ministry of Climate Change and International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Embassy of Netherlands and WWF-Network are collaborating for the events.
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