Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Chaudhry Salik Hussain has announced that houses and flats will soon be allotted on merit to industrial workers in Islamabad.
In his message on the occasion of International Labour Day, he highlighted the steps taken by the government for workers’ welfare and protection.
He said key achievements include providing employment abroad to over 762,000 Pakistanis, increasing remittances to about forty billion dollars and creating new job opportunities through bilateral agreements with Italy, Qatar, South Korea, Belarus and several other countries.
He mentioned that the government has increased financial assistance by raising the marriage grant from four hundred thousand rupees to six hundred thousand rupees and the death grant from eight hundred thousand rupees to one million rupees.
Chaudhry Salik Hussain said the government has made the welfare of workers one of its top priorities.
He said we have taken effective and concrete measures not only at the national level but also internationally to protect workers’ rights. He said by ratifying important conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Pakistan is committed to providing all fundamental rights to workers.
The Minister for Overseas Pakistanis said that this day reminds us of the brave workers of the 1886 Haymarket Affair in Chicago, who sacrificed lives for their rights. He paid tribute to the martyrs of Chicago, emphasizing their sacrifices gave a new direction to the labour movement worldwide.
