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Th Labour Relief Campaign was created in the wake of the floods that devastated Pakistan in August 2010. It brings together 8 organizations: Labour Party Pakistan (LPP), Labour Education Foundation (LEF), Center for the cancellation of the third world debt (CADTM), Women worker's helpline (WWHL), Progressive youth front (PYF), National trade union federation (NTUF), Kissan Raabta Committee (KRC), Pakistanis for Palestine (PaksForPal). Our campaign has two separate fronts, the relief work and a political campaign for the cancellation of Pakistan's debt in favor of the flood victims

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Meeting Minutes: 22 Sept

Minutes: 22nd sep 2010

Chair and minutes: Qalandar Bux Memon

Attendance- please add your own attendance

The agenda was set to discuss:

-         Review Relief Work
-         Review Rally
-         Future Plans


1        - Review Relief Work

-         Two people from Sindh have gone to Balochistan to assist.  We await a detailed report.
-         A committee for relief work consisting of 9 people formed in Balochistan
-         Rubina Baloch has spent 60, 000 rupees on medicine.  We need to decide if to compensate her on this?
-         FT, AK, QM mentioned further donations collected from Pak and abroad.
-         Need to help Afgan refugees discussed.

DECISION:
-         Cindy to forward form from Mardan to Balochistan for surveying.
-         Wait until detailed report before deciding on Rubina B’s compensation.
-         New communications persons assigned for each area we are working in, as follows:

Qalandar – Balochistan
Kashif – Mardan
Aman – Southern Punjab.

-         Kashif to relay need to work with and support Afgan Refugee effected by flood.

2        – Review of Rally


-         Successes noted – press coverage, PYF participation, Female participation, WP participations was appreciated.

Decisions:

-         Suggested that future press releases should give bracket figures of attendance - 400 -600 people, etc.  Or give conservative numbers of those who attend our protest. 


FUTURE PLANS:

Political Work on Debt:

Decisions:

-         Aman to look to get up street theatre on the issue.
-         Mr. Tariq to call a open meeting next Tuesday or Wednesday.
-         Mr. Tariq to attend meeting in Islo with Oxfam.
-         Agreed we would continue campaign external funding or no external funding.

Relief Work:

Decisions:

-         Meeting on Saturday at 2.30 pm at LEF to decide where to send the collected money – 18 lac +.  The participating members to bring reports from each area and they are in contact with and consult with those absent before decisions are implemented on Monday.

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