KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Labour, Transport and Information Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the government is taking concrete steps to provide all possible assistance and facilities to the employees and employers.
He said this while addressing the Best Employer Award Distribution Ceremony organised by Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP) at a hotel here, said a statement on Friday.
Nasir Shah has said that the government is working on the passing of the Safety Occupational and Health Bill for the workers/laborers which was already approved by the Sindh Cabinet recently. It would be further legislated in the forthcoming assembly session very soon, he said.
The EFP is working on translation of the law in Sindhi language about safety and security, for which the government is extending assistance and cooperation by giving 2.5 million for the purpose of awareness and knowledge for workers themselves.
He further said that EFP is developing a South Asian forum program in Sindh at Hyderabad after Sialkot, for which the government is ready to support and provide security and related facilities.
He said that recently Najam Sethi met the Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah and agreed to hold Pakistan Super League matches in Karachi, a testament of the law and order situation in the city.
Nasir Shah has said that the government has taken concrete measures to develop and rehabilitate every industrial zone across the Sindh.
He also stressed the actual registration of workers by the employers, and added that labour department officials would inspect the industries and report to him.
The minister said that we are going to hold the first ever Tri Partite Labour Conference in the first week of November which was postponed twice.
