Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan on Sunday ordered for ensuring strict implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) after announcement of ease in lockdown. He also stressed the need for a comprehensive strategy for the welfare of labourers in the province following lockdown.
He expressed these views during presiding a meeting to review the overall progress of labour department here. Provincial minister for Labour, Shaukat Yousfzai, Additional Chief Secretary, Shakil Qadir, Secretary Finance, Atif Rehman, Principal Secretary to CM, Shahab Ali Shah and Secretary Labour, other concerned high ups were also attended the meeting.
The meeting was briefed about the steps being taken for the welfare of labour community, fixation of minimum wages for them, progress on labourers data collection, matters related to the regularization of the contract employees of Workers Welfare Board and others. The chief minister directed for constitution of a committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary with representation of all the concerned departments to come up with workable proposals to this effect.
The Chief Minister has also directed the concerned high ups to expedite work on computerized data collection of labourers across the province. He said that the concerned departments should work on drastic reforms in the affairs of labour department with special focus on Workers Welfare Board in order to make it an effective body to ensure the protection of the basic rights of labourers.
The Chief Minister directed the high ups of the concerned departments to review the existing laws/policies governing the matters of labourers and to come up with proposals for a single and inclusive law/policy under a single department in order to facilitate the labourers. Mahmood Khan said that it was top priority of the government to protect basic rights of labourers and their well being adding that the present provincial government was committed to protect the rights of the labourers.
