Govt has taken steps to give due rights to labourers: CM

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah while paying tributes to the labourers said the provincial government took practical steps for the rights of the labourers.

In his message on the Labour Day, he said the provincial government fixed the minimum wage of the labourer at Rs25,000. He said the provincial government also did not forget the farmers and enacted laws also for the female farmers.

The chief minister said the provincial government passed a law against forced labour in 2015. He said the Sindh government also took steps against child labour through Labour Policy. He said the labourers played an important role in the development and prosperity of the country.

Murad Ali Shah said that PPP struggled for improving the lives of labourers from the tenure of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto until now. On May 1 in 1886, workers and labourers had made an indelible mark by sacrificing their lives for their rights, said Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab on Sunday.

"The Pakistan Peoples Party and the Sindh government salute the greatness of the workers and the labourers who have a pivotal role in the development of the cities of Sindh province especially Karachi," the administrator expressed these views in a message on the occasion of International Labor Day. He said that the PPP government in Sindh is committed to giving the workers their legitimate rights.

"The Sindh government is working day and night to improve for labourer welfare and their standard of living. The monthly wages of the workers have been increased to Rs. 25000 and special concessions have been provided to the workers in hospitals and educational institutions," he added.

Wahab said that establishment of hospitals, dispensaries and schools for workes and their families is proof of that the Sindh government is serious about providing quality of life and facilities to the workers.