Hyderabad Water and Sewerage Corporation holding pay, pensions for over 17 months
HYDERABAD:
The Mehran Workers Union of Hyderabad Water and Sewerage Corporation has threatened to suspend the city’s water supply and drainage system from the 20th of Ramadan if pending salaries and pensions are not released.
If this happens, it will be quite an Eid with no early morning showers for Eid prayers and overflowing sewers in the streets.
Union General Secretary Mujtaba Aslam Abbasi, along with other office-bearers, said in a statement that employees have been deprived of salaries and pensions for 17 months. With Ramazan underway and Eid approaching, only 20 working days remain before the festival, yet neither the corporation’s management nor the Hyderabad mayor has shown seriousness in resolving the issue.
They recalled that Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, during a recent visit to Hyderabad, had assured union leaders in the mayor’s presence that the matter would be resolved soon. However, no progress has been made so far.
Widows of deceased employees, deprived of pensions for 17 months, continue to visit offices with their orphaned children in hopes of relief, but return disappointed each time. Families of workers are now facing hunger and destitution.
