KARACHI: The sit-in protest demonstration of “Son-Quota Restoration Movement” of Karachi Port Trust has entered in 78th day.The KPT employees continued to stage their protest demonstration in front of main KPT Building located at Eduljee Dinshaw Road from 11 November-2014 for fulfillment of their demands.
According to details, the KPT workers of “Son-Quota Restoration Movement” have demanded of the authorities concerned for the restoration of son-quota and to restore medical facilities for retired KPT employees.
Chairman Son-Quota Restoration Movement, KPT Lala Nazeer while talking to Customs Today reiterated that the workers will not end their sit-in protest till the fulfillment of their legal demands, adding that the employees are struggling for the restoration of son-quota in KPT for last 2-years.
“KPT management has not recruited a single employee on son-quota since 1996 despite the clear directives of former Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani in the year 2012”, he added.
He further disclosed that more than 100 recruitments have been made on political basis since 1996, but not even a single employee was being recruited on “son-quota” in this tenure.
He vowed that the employees will continue their sit-in protest till the fulfillment of their demands, as the KPT management has completely blind-eye over the issues of the lower grade employees.
Other labour unions including “Awami Welfare Association, Lyari United Workers Association and Katchi Workers’ Association also joined the sit-in protest of KPT employees.
