Meeting Minutes LRC: 24th August, Lahore

(Edited by Qalandar Memon for on-line presentation -ie, removal of names of persons).

 LEF office on 24th August,

Attended by Khalid Malik, Qalandar Memon, Amna Keriaper, Niaz Khan, Kashaf Aslam, Farooq Tariq, Cindy Kariaper, Ahad,
Apology: Khaliq Shah, Bushra Khaliq

By Aman Kariaper

1. Details of collaboration of LRC with PTV through the PTV World telethon - distribution through Paharh Mazdoor Union and Afghan refugee camp contacts, to be recorded by PTV, goods to be bought by PTV according to needs of the affected people in Pir Sabaq

2. Details of collaboration with Swiss Labour Assistance (organ of the Swiss SDP) - tools for construction work + metal sheets for privacy. This organization plans to stay and help rehabilitate the affected population for a few more months. They are working in one other location apart from Pir Sabaq.

3. Swiss Labour Assistance has asked for 2 part-time helpers - two young people from among the affected have been trained in surveying at the UNHCR office in Peshawar and have already surveyed 500 families.

4. Updates from Morro, Hyderabad/Jamshoro and Karachi. In Morro, the relief collection effort is led by the Sindh LRC, supported by the traders of the town who have nominated Younas Rahu as the convener of the effort. In Hyderabad, effort by combined team of LPP and Aadersh magazine. Presided by Dr. Bakhshal Thalloo, president of the Pakistan Veterinary Doctors Association and LPP fed com member. Karachi has send two trucks of essential relief goods already to Morro, [We should add the sms and email report received from these three places.]

5. 125000 Rupees to be send immediately to Pir Sabaq through Farooq Ahmad, Hyderabad, Jamshoro through Bukhshal Thaloo, and Sibbi through Aziz Baluch fro flood relief activities

6. Finances: Current balance: Rs. 376,746 + USD 200. Total collected so far: 826,836, spent so far: 450,090.

7. Multi-party conference on debt payment refusal issue - not to be funded from Labour Relief Campaign funds.  but to be presented on the Labour Relief Campaign platform.