From Chicago To Karachi

The rally began peacefully under a light rain on the evening of May 4,1886. August Spies spoke to a crowd estimated variously between 600 and 3,000 while standing in an open wagon adjacent to the square on Des Plaines Street.
He said"There seems to prevail the opinion in some quarters that this meeting has been called for the purpose of inaugurating a riot, hence these warlike preparations on the part of so-called 'law and order.' However, let me tell you at the beginning that this meeting has not been called for any such purpose. The object of this meeting is to explain the general situation of the eight-hour movement and to throw light upon various incidents in connection with it."

Incident in Hey market in Chicago

Following Spies' speech, the crowd was addressed by Albert R. Parsons.The crowd was so calm that Mayor Carter Harrison, Sr., who had stopped by to watch, walked home early.Fielden spoke for 20 minutes,at about 10:30 pm, just as Fielden was finishing his speech, police arrived en masse, marching in formation towards the speakers' wagon, and ordered the rally to disperse then a person threw a dynamite bomb on police as a result of a massacre and because of that there was a strike and firing on workers.As a results many workers where killed.This is the brief story of what happened in Hay market in Chicago.That's why 1st May is celebrated as Labour Day in more than 80 countries of the world in remembrance of those killings of workers and Pakistan is one of them. On 1st May, seminars are held related to the Labour Day.

Pakistan has one of the largest labour and manpower resources in the world, due to its large population. According to data produced by the CIA World Fact book, the total number of Pakistan’s labour force is 58.4 million, making it the 10th largest country in terms of available human workforce. About 20.1% of labour force is involved in industry. The conditions under which Pakistan’s blue-collar labour works have often been raised by trade unions and workers’ rights organisations. There is also a controversial, yet wide use of child labour in Pakistan.The garment factory “Ali Enterprises”, which is located in Plot 67, Hub Road, Baldia Town, Karachi, used to export its garments to Europe and the United States, and had employed between 1,200 and 1,500 workers. Ali Enterprises manufactured denim, knitted garments, and hosiery, and had capital of between $10 million and $50 million. Workers at Ali Enterprises said they earned between 5,000 and 10,000 rupees ($52 to $104) a month for their labour. The factory is suspected of using child labour and locked workplaces analogous to prison cells. The owner of the factory, Abdul Aziz, had reportedly prevented inspections of the factory.

Ali Enterprises’ factory caught fire on 11 September 2012,  when a boiler exploded and the flames ignited chemicals that were stored in the factory. Between 300 and 400 workers were inside the factory when the blaze erupted. Officials said that all the exit doors in the factory were locked and many of the windows of the factory were covered with iron bars, which made it difficult for workers to escape at the time of the fire and consequently many of the deaths were caused by suffocation. The fires are considered to be the most deadly and worst industrial factory fires in Pakistan’s history, killing 315 people and seriously injuring more than 250.No political party took action or protest against this killing while when 100 were killed by terrorists attack in Abbas Town,Karachi was closed for two days,but the killings of worker was not a act of terrorism rather it was the act of corporatism so everyone kept quite.

Baldia Town factory caught fire

Recently Fertiliser Plant blast in Texas killing two workers,At least one person has been killed and four more wounded in an explosion which rocked on a nuclear power plant in Marcoule, southern France,As at 18 April 2013, 46 Australian workers have been killed while at work....From Sydney to Hawaii , from Chicago to Karachi, labour is not safe because this Capitalist and corporate system want them to die.As the time progresses we are celebrating many days for specific reasons but the soul of celebrating these days has been lost.This is is celebrated to make the common worker or labour more safe and secure and to praise their work for society.Labours or workers are very important not only for a industry but also for a society and a nation.Islam has also praised the worker and his efforts.He is referred to as "Friend of Allah"(but who does the allowed work in Islam i.e Halal).It is also ordered to pay the labour so fast even before his sweat dries.But in Pakistan workers and Labours are in a very bad state.I demand the cases of worker killings to be treated as the cases of terrorism are treated,the mismanagement,lack of safety in a company or industry should be treated as bigger crimes then any crime else.

When Talha Speaks....he praises the labour and understand their importance ...I think you should also.