Pakistán - Ship-breaking workers demand right to form union

On 7 October 2014, workers at the Gaddani ship-breaking yard protested, demanding to be allowed to form trade unions. They also demanded job insurance, old-age benefits, social security and an increase of the minimum wage to Rs20,000.

The Gaddani ship-breaking yard is considered one of the cruellest workplaces in Pakistan, where workers are counted like cattle and paid by the hour at the end of each 12-hour shift.

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