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May 2016, I was hired as Manager Archives, by a shady NGO outsourced by Lok Virsa to archive nearly 10,000 audio/video tapes. They were mostly classical/folk music and documentaries about nations living in Pakistan & GB/Kashmir. I was happy to get a job as
I had just moved in and was going thru tough financial situation.
Fouzia, whose office was full of BB's photos & her ardent support of feminism was giving me hope of working in an ideal environment. However she was just another blood-sucking boss who would disrespect us, harass
Fouzia, whose office was full of BB's photos & her ardent support of feminism was giving me hope of working in an ideal environment. However she was just another blood-sucking boss who would disrespect us, harass
us and threaten us on daily basis.
Archiving guidelines would change every second week as Boston University would require them to do. Due to which most of the workers who were also anthropologists & data scientists, were not able to perform effectively
Archiving guidelines would change every second week as Boston University would require them to do. Due to which most of the workers who were also anthropologists & data scientists, were not able to perform effectively
the biggest chunk of donation as received by BU was taken away by the bosses buying new cars, clothes, throwing lavish parties at their place.
After one year, We archived nearly 200,000 rarest recordings & documentaries of Pakistani folk & classical artists
After one year, We archived nearly 200,000 rarest recordings & documentaries of Pakistani folk & classical artists
We were told from the beginning that this project will be kept for research purpose. Heavy computer servers and hard drives were bought to store the data.
Then the day came when 50-60 hard drives, 1TB each, were secretly transferred to Fouzia Saeed's car. My colleagues were told
Then the day came when 50-60 hard drives, 1TB each, were secretly transferred to Fouzia Saeed's car. My colleagues were told
that these hard drives will now be handed over to Smithsonian Institute of Boston University as they are not safe in Pakistan and 'they paid for it'.
That was a sad ending of our project. Everyone from our deptt was fired that day. And in another week, Fouzia also quit Lok Virsa
That was a sad ending of our project. Everyone from our deptt was fired that day. And in another week, Fouzia also quit Lok Virsa
A separate building was allocated & decorated for archives deptt in lok virsa, was now sealed by the bureaucrats who replaced Fouzia. An investigation team from FIA contacted some of us and we told them the whole story. But nothing ever happened!
I still remember the day when workers union lost the case she called all blue collar workers to her office and distributed sweets among them after her meaningless speech.
I would defended my colleagues from her wrath as i was being paid for all that disrespect
I would defended my colleagues from her wrath as i was being paid for all that disrespect
