ISLAMABAD – A constitutional petition seeking directives from the Supreme Court for regularising the services of the lady health workers (LHWs) was filed on Wednesday.
The petition was filed by PML-Q MNA Marvi Memon and Pakistan Lady Health Workers Employees Association Chairperson Bushra Arain through Sardar Abdul Raziq Khan Advocate, making the federation through the federal secretaries of the Law and Justice and Health along with the Sindh government through the chief secretary and IG Police, as respondents.
The petitioners prayed the court to direct the respondents to frame a complete service structure for the LHWs, supervisors and other employees to provide security and protection by regularising their services. They also sought directive to implement the Supreme Court’s November 4, 2010 judgment related to the implementation of minimum wages for the LHWs.
The petitioners requested the court to direct the Sindh government to withdraw false cases against the LHWs and others registered on account of their protest staged on March 2011. They further prayed that the respondents should be directed to take action against the officials involved in the use of force on the LHWs, Marvi Memon and the residents of Chowk Mari, where the protest was organised.
