CM urges labour welfare legislation

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to amend the labour laws to ensure welfare of workers across the province.

Chairing a meeting on labour rights on Sunday, she said, "We are determined to make Punjab an exemplary province for workers."

The CM reaffirmed the government's responsibility to provide fair wages, medical treatment, better employment and housing for workers.

Approving several welfare projects, she instructed Labour Minister Faisal Ayub Khokhar to submit a comprehensive plan for reforms.CM Maryam Nawaz stressed that no worker should go to bed hungry or suffer hardship.

She announced better higher education opportunities for the children of labourers and ordered strict enforcement of the minimum wage of Rs37,000 per month across Punjab.

To support workers, the CM called for the construction of labour colonies and ordered revamp of the social security hospitals across the province. She also announced the establishment of 'Maryam Nawaz Wellness Centres' in Lahore and Rawalpindi, where workers will receive pre-screening health checkups before being referred to major hospitals for treatment. The CM also approved a 200-bed cardiology centre on Lahore Defence Road for workers and a 50-bed Social Security Hospital in Rahim Yar Khan.