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Expensive electricity, an overload of taxes, and the destruction of the power loom industry
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Expensive electricity, an overload of taxes, and the destruction of the power loom industry
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00:30In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.
00:45As-Salaam-Alaikum.
00:46I am Ikhlaal ul-Hassan with a special program from Faisalabad to Saryam.
00:51This is the area of Faisalabad, Ghulam Muhammadabad.
00:54This area was a part of my childhood, I used to live with my relatives in Nawabawala.
01:01Whenever we used to pass through this area, we used to hear the sound of power looms.
01:08Unfortunately, when I entered this area today, I did not hear any sound.
01:14I did not feel that power looms were running anywhere.
01:18It is a very unfortunate thing that the wheel of industry in Pakistan has completely stopped.
01:25Here we have invited people related to textile, people who are related to power looms,
01:31people who are related to garment work.
01:36So, unfortunately, the industry has been completely shut down in Faisalabad.
01:43It is being said that the textile mills are being shut down.
01:46In response, some big brands have said that there is nothing like that.
01:50Obviously, they do not care.
01:52A common worker, a common worker, a common worker cares.
01:57Let's talk to them.
01:58Their day and night in these streets of Faisalabad, where the sounds of power looms echoed.
02:04How are they passing these days?
02:06What is the situation in their homes?
02:08What is the situation in the factories?
02:10Let's start the conversation.
02:11As-Salaam-Alaikum.
02:12As-Salaam-Alaikum.
02:13How are you?
02:14First of all, please introduce yourself.
02:16My name is Baba Lateef.
02:17I am the chairman of the Pakistan Labour Government.
02:19We look after all the textile industries in Faisalabad.
02:23We look after their workers.
02:25If you look after them, it will be for the sake of rights.
02:28You will be able to see some rights.
02:30What is the genuine situation at the moment?
02:33We are seeing that so many textiles are being shut down.
02:37We are also seeing that a few big group CEOs are saying that they are shifting.
02:41The news of shutting down is not good.
02:43Tell us about the genuine situation on the ground.
02:45The Pakistan-Manchester-Faisalabad industry hub.
02:49Five lakh workers used to work on the power looms here.
02:54There are a total of 2100 small units here.
02:57Some have 50 people working, some have 20 people working.
03:031200 of these small units are currently shut down in the Faisalabad division.
03:08I have shown your team today that even the wires are being shut down.
03:13We used to go to Nawabawala and pass through Ghulam Muhammadabad.
03:17What is the name of this kosher colony?
03:19This is on Jang Road.
03:21This is on Samudri Road.
03:23There are 18 industrial areas in Faisalabad.
03:27Unfortunately, I did not see the vibe of power looms in Ghulam Muhammadabad today.
03:33Ghulam Muhammadabad is the largest city in Asia.
03:39This is why it is known as a power loom industry.
03:42There are 500 units here.
03:46Most of the units are locked.
03:49They cannot pay the electricity bill.
03:52When the pandemic hit, the industry was given relief.
03:57There were no workers in this city.
04:00Now the industry is in a bad state.
04:03It is being sold because people do not have a job.
04:06It is being sold at the price of iron.
04:09The rulers do not want the workers to get a job.
04:12The workers are losing their jobs.
04:14Do you think the biggest reason is the electricity bill?
04:18The electricity bill is a big problem for the workers.
04:21The biggest problem for the workers is the electricity bill.
04:27The electricity bill was 3 lakh rupees.
04:30Now the electricity bill is 12 lakh rupees.
04:32How will they survive?
04:34There is printing, processing, etc.
04:37All these industries are being shut down.
04:41Our chain has gone bad.
04:43We are getting cheaper thread from China.
04:47Millions of our workers have lost their jobs.
04:501.5 lakh workers who used to work in power looms have gone back to their cities.
04:57They do not have a job.
04:591.5 lakh weaving units have been shut down.
05:032 lakh workers have left their jobs and gone back to their villages.
05:10They have not been paid their rent.
05:13They have not been paid their electricity bill.
05:15They have not been paid their rent.
05:18Let's talk to the workers.
05:25Assalam-o-Alaikum.
05:26How are you?
05:27I am fine.
05:28How long have you been working here?
05:30I used to work in Hozri.
05:32Hozri?
05:33Yes, Hozri.
05:34There is a huge youth movement in Jajjwala.
05:36I went to work 2 months ago.
05:38I fired 2 people.
05:40I did not get a graduate degree.
05:42I am unemployed now.
05:44The factory is being shut down.
05:47I do not get a job anywhere.
05:49How long have you been working in Hozri?
05:51I have been working there for 12 years.
05:53They do not pay me a single rupee.
05:55I go to them every time.
05:57What do they tell you?
05:58Why did you shut it down?
05:59The electricity bill is the problem.
06:01There is no gas.
06:02There is no electricity.
06:03If the electricity bill is low and the gas is low,
06:06we will have to compete with other people.
06:08Electricity is expensive.
06:09Our export is closed.
06:11If there is an export,
06:13the electricity bill will go up.
06:15The workers will be happy.
06:17The factory owner is shutting down the factory
06:20because of the electricity bill.
06:22What is the situation of the electricity bill at home?
06:24The situation at home is worse.
06:26It has been 2 months.
06:28I am completely unemployed.
06:30The electricity bill is 25,000 rupees.
06:32I do not earn a single rupee a day.
06:34How will I pay the electricity bill?
06:36How will I feed myself?
06:38If a guest comes to my house,
06:40how will I feed myself?
06:42So there is no chance of employment in the future?
06:44Did you try to find a job?
06:46Yes, I tried.
06:47People say that we are already firing people.
06:49How can we give jobs to new people?
06:52Okay.
06:53May Allah make it easy for you.
06:54As-salamu alaykum, sir.
06:55How are you, sir?
06:56What do you do?
06:57I work in the power room.
06:58Power room.
06:59I did not see any power room here in Ghulam Ahmadabad.
07:01I am very surprised.
07:02The electricity bill is very high.
07:04It is because of the electricity bill.
07:07All the workers are worried.
07:09The truth is that
07:11if the workers cry,
07:13it is better for them to commit suicide.
07:16May Allah make it easy for you.
07:18We cannot even see the hungry children.
07:21Who looks after the hungry children?
07:23Is the situation really such that
07:25there is poverty in the houses?
07:26Yes, there is poverty.
07:28Someone is selling his washing machine
07:30and paying the electricity bill.
07:32Someone is taking a loan.
07:34How long will this go on?
07:36If we talk about the current situation of power rooms
07:39in this area specifically,
07:41what is the major reason for being closed
07:43or not working in power rooms?
07:45It is because of the electricity bill.
07:47The electricity bill is not being paid?
07:48No.
07:49What is the situation in the houses?
07:50The electricity bill is Rs. 14,000-15,000.
07:52How much was your bill before?
07:54Rs. 3,000-4,000.
07:55Okay.
07:56How did you pay the electricity bill
07:57for the last 3-4 months?
07:59Sometimes 2-3 bills are collected.
08:01There is no money.
08:03We are forced to take a loan from someone
08:06to pay the electricity bill.
08:08Then they start paying the loan.
08:10This is how it goes on.
08:12This is how the system works.
08:13May Allah make it easy for you.
08:14Assalam-o-Alaikum, sir.
08:15How are you?
08:16I am fine.
08:17What do you do?
08:18I work in the power room industry.
08:20Okay.
08:21The biggest problem is that
08:24we are working on a large scale.
08:27We are a working class.
08:28We have to pay the electricity bill
08:30as well as the electricity bill.
08:32Let me tell you about myself.
08:34I have a younger son.
08:36He is an FSC PO.
08:38Okay.
08:39I wanted him to do a course.
08:41I gave him a job in a factory.
08:43When I pay the electricity bill,
08:45he runs the house.
08:46Allah Akbar.
08:47He couldn't continue his education.
08:49He couldn't continue his education.
08:50Allah Akbar.
08:51He was the best student in FSC.
08:53He scored 990 marks in FSC.
08:55Allah Akbar.
08:57I fired him.
08:58I employed him.
09:00He works as a laborer.
09:03I pay the electricity bill.
09:05I paid the electricity bill last time.
09:08I asked people to pay the electricity bill.
09:10Now, I have paid 28,000 rupees.
09:12Allah Akbar.
09:13How do we face other expenses?
09:15We don't even pay the electricity bill.
09:18What does the government do in such a situation?
09:21In the previous government,
09:23the system worked.
09:25The business worked.
09:27We paid the electricity bill.
09:29This time, the electricity bill is not even enough.
09:32When the electricity bill is 58,000 rupees,
09:35the student is so intelligent.
09:37He couldn't continue his education.
09:39How do we pay the electricity bill?
09:41How do we pay the electricity bill?
09:43We asked the supervisor to pay the electricity bill.
09:50We paid the electricity bill.
09:54What do we have to sell?
09:57We have to sell the house and pay the electricity bill.
09:59You will sell the house and pay the electricity bill.
10:01Then you will come out.
10:03This is what will happen.
10:05You are still working as a laborer.
10:08You are still working as a laborer.
10:11You are still working as a laborer.
10:13I am 50 years old.
10:15I still work as a laborer.
10:17Why do I work as a laborer?
10:19I want peace.
10:21The government is responsible for this.
10:23They are exploiting us.
10:25The bills are exploiting us.
10:27May Allah protect you.
10:29May Allah protect you.
10:31You have been doing well.
10:33When you educated the child,
10:35you thought about the next generation.
10:37You thought about the next generation.
10:39You thought the child will become an officer.
10:41You thought the child will become an officer.
10:43Now you have put him in labor.
10:45Now you have put him in labor.
10:47The next generation is even more exploited.
10:49The situation we are in is even worse than this.
10:53Our rulers who are present here, they think they can finish off the people of Pakistan.
11:04May Allah have mercy on them. May Allah make it easy for you.