Over 60% workers paid below minimum wage
Speakers lament no implementation of minimum wage law in Pakistan
Ppi
April 04, 2021
KARACHI:
Minimum wage in Pakistan is lower than the living wage and even then, over 60% of the workers in the country are not receiving it, said Right activist Naim Sadiq
Speaking at a seminar titled ‘Situation of Implementation of the Minimum Wages Law’ on Saturday, he lamented that despite the existence of minimum wage law in Pakistan, there was no implementation of the ruling.
“There are no social security services or any kind of dearness allowance for workers,” he said. “Over 95% of workers in Pakistan do not receive any social security facility from the state institutions.”
Call for paying minimum wage, implementing SHC verdict
Karachi
April 4, 2021
Speakers at a seminar have demanded that the government ensure the payment of minimum wage to all the workers, especially janitors of the civic bodies, security guards and filling station workers.
The Pakistan Institute of Labour Education & Research (Piler) held a seminar titled âSituation of Implementation of the Minimum Wages Lawâ at the Karachi Press Club on Saturday. Leaders of various trade unions and civil society groups attended the programme.
Rights activist Naeem Sadiq said the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (Sessi), the Employees Old-age Benefits Institution (EOBI) and the provincial labour department should implement the March 10 decision of the Sindh High Court (SHC) for paying minimum wage to the janitorial staff.