National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Saturday said that the nation’s economic strength and vigour is determined by the status and standard of living of its labour class and protection of their rights.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that labour class plays a vital role in the development and progress of a country. Therefore, it is essential to ensure their welfare and payment of proper and timely salaries for their services. The speaker said that Islam lays a great emphasis on the welfare of labour. “All the civilised societies in the world have legislated to ensure the rights and welfare of their labour force,” he added.
The speaker said that Pakistani labour force is rendering valuable services and contribution to the economies of other countries and is a great source of our foreign exchange earnings as well.
He said that government is pursuing labour friendly policies and has legislated for ensuring welfare of the labour class in the country. The Speaker said that rights and duties go side by side and urged the labour class of the country to work hard with devotion.
