Expensive electricity, an overload of taxes, and the destruction of the power loom industry

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#electricity #electricitybill #tax #sareaam #iqrarulhassan #faisalabad  #pmshehbazsharif   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.

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