SUKKUR: May Day, like across the world, was also observed in the northern Sindh with a renewed pledge to work for the welfare and protection of rights of the working class on Monday.
Trade unions held rallies and meetings to pay homage to the heroes of Chicago, USA who rendered their lives for the rights of labours in 1886. They vowed to continue their mission.
Labour Unions of the Sukkur Electric Power Supply Company (SEPCO), Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Home Based Workers Association, and other trade unions held separate rallies at Jinnah Chowk and Clock tower Sukkur which after passing through main streets terminated at Sukkur Press Club. Leaders also addressed the rally.
Leaders of the unions paid tributes to the martyred of Chicago and vowed to continue their mission.
SEPCO Labour leader Shuja Ghumro urged the workers to promote brotherhood, unity and congenial atmosphere in the working places to boost production.
The International Labour Day was also observed Ghotki, Khairpur, Shikarpur, Noshehroferoze, Jaccabaabd and other districts of Upper Sindh to commemorate the valuable sacrifices of Chicago martyrs, rendered for the cause of workers.
Rallies were taken out and seminars and walks were organised where trade union leaders highlighted the problems of the working class and urged the government to take maximum measures to mitigate their suffering.
They said the working class is the major stakeholder of a national economy and the government should introduce concrete measures for their welfare.
Special programmes, talk shows and documentaries were broadcasted and telecasted by the local FM channels, and newspapers published special supplements to mark the day.