PIA agrees to negotiate with employees over privatization

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) administration on Monday agreed to engage in negotiations with their employees who have been demanding a raise in salaries and protesting against the privatization of the company, ARY News reported.

According to the details, PIA employees have been protesting – demanding salary increments and against the privatization of the national flag carrier – for several days.

However, PIA’s General Manager of Industrial Relations (GM-IR) expressed that the administration is willing to negotiate with PIA’s CBA officials.

As per the sources, the GM-IR at PIA has submitted a written response to the National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC), affirming that the PIA Chairman himself will engage in the negotiations with the employees.

As per the GM-IR at PIA, the National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) has has summoned PIA GM Welfare IR and PIA CBA officials on September 9.

Last week, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Action Committee of Employees – in Protest – announce to close all the booking offices across the country on August 28.

The PIA Action Committee of Employees has announced to close booking offices across the country today from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm amid ongoing protests.

According to the action committee, protest demonstrations will be staged outside all booking offices by the PIA employees.