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KARACHI (December 16 2006): Majority of industrial units in all five industrial estates of the city remained closed on Friday as workers failed to report for duty owing to transport strike.
The transport strike call was given by Pakhtoon Action Committee, which was backed by Karachi Transport Ittehad to press the government to clear outstanding of Rs 2.4 million against use of transporters vehicles during local body elections around one and half year ago, compensation of around 200 vehicles (buses, mini buses, coaches and trucks) torched in the city during various violent incidents and other demands. Industrialists said that the one-day closure of industrial units in Karachi causes around Rs 2.5 billion losses.
Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Chairman Masood Naqi said that in Korangi industrial estate almost all units remained closed as workers failed to reach their workplace. Those who reached also left for home after some time. He said total closure of industrial units in Korangi industrial estate caused Rs 250 million revenue losses per day.
He said that there were a few units remaining operative with thin work force. Only those workers who are living nearby managed to report for duty. Industrialists from Site said that a very large number of units remained closed. Some industrials on Thursday did not allow their night shift to go home to keep their units operating on Friday.
Industrial units, which remained operative also worked with depleting staff. Industrialists claimed that there are around 3000 industrial units in Site and one-day closure causes around Rs 1 billion production losses; beside, government sustains Rs 200 million revenue losses.
They said that majority of multinational companies already have their own transport to bring staff. Those multinational companies who faced problems in the past have made arrangements and hired transport to bring staff on time. North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI) Chairman Dawood Usman Jakhura said the entire industrial units in this industrial estate remained closed.
He said beside non-availability of buses, minibuses and coaches, disturbances at Sohrab Goth, New Karachi, North Nazimabad and other areas also played a major role in creating hurdles in the way of those workers trying to reach by car and their own transport.
He said only a few workers managed to reach the workplace, but after some time they were allowed to go home. He said that industrialists have started thinking to keep their units working on coming Sunday to meet production target as well as export orders.
Some shops in major markets including Saddar, Electronic Market, Jodia Bazaar, Jama Cloth Market, mobile phone markets remained open but there were no customers. Only those shopkeepers managed to reach their shops who have their own transport. Markets in Nazimabad, Federal B Area, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Johar , North Nazimabad remained partly open.
The transport strike call was given by Pakhtoon Action Committee, which was backed by Karachi Transport Ittehad to press the government to clear outstanding of Rs 2.4 million against use of transporters vehicles during local body elections around one and half year ago, compensation of around 200 vehicles (buses, mini buses, coaches and trucks) torched in the city during various violent incidents and other demands. Industrialists said that the one-day closure of industrial units in Karachi causes around Rs 2.5 billion losses.
Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Chairman Masood Naqi said that in Korangi industrial estate almost all units remained closed as workers failed to reach their workplace. Those who reached also left for home after some time. He said total closure of industrial units in Korangi industrial estate caused Rs 250 million revenue losses per day.
He said that there were a few units remaining operative with thin work force. Only those workers who are living nearby managed to report for duty. Industrialists from Site said that a very large number of units remained closed. Some industrials on Thursday did not allow their night shift to go home to keep their units operating on Friday.
Industrial units, which remained operative also worked with depleting staff. Industrialists claimed that there are around 3000 industrial units in Site and one-day closure causes around Rs 1 billion production losses; beside, government sustains Rs 200 million revenue losses.
They said that majority of multinational companies already have their own transport to bring staff. Those multinational companies who faced problems in the past have made arrangements and hired transport to bring staff on time. North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI) Chairman Dawood Usman Jakhura said the entire industrial units in this industrial estate remained closed.
He said beside non-availability of buses, minibuses and coaches, disturbances at Sohrab Goth, New Karachi, North Nazimabad and other areas also played a major role in creating hurdles in the way of those workers trying to reach by car and their own transport.
He said only a few workers managed to reach the workplace, but after some time they were allowed to go home. He said that industrialists have started thinking to keep their units working on coming Sunday to meet production target as well as export orders.
Some shops in major markets including Saddar, Electronic Market, Jodia Bazaar, Jama Cloth Market, mobile phone markets remained open but there were no customers. Only those shopkeepers managed to reach their shops who have their own transport. Markets in Nazimabad, Federal B Area, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Johar , North Nazimabad remained partly open.
