Home Based Workers Policy draft finalized

The government has drafted Home-Based Workers Bill and Home-Based Workers Policy.

Similarly, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Occupational Safety and Health Bill has also been drafted and vetted which will soon be presented to the provincial cabinet. This was told during a meeting regarding reforms being introduced in Labour Department held here with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair.

The meeting reviewed in detail the progress made so far by the provincial government on various reform initiatives in labour sector. Matters related to the devolution of various subjects of labour sector from federal to the provincial government also came under discussion.

The meeting was informed that 95 percent work had been completed on the construction of 2056 labour flats.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 3^rd, 2021.