Farm workers seek social security, welfare funds
Speakers at woman agricultural workers convention calls for implementation of 2019 law passed in this regard
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HYDERABAD:
Human rights activists and women agricultural farm workers have demanded implementation of the Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Act 2019, and for covering these workers through social security and workers welfare funds. They were speaking at the Women Agriculture Workers Convention, organised by the Sindh Community Foundation (SCF) and Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in Matiari district on Tuesday.
Syed Nadeem Shah of the Sindh Abadgar Board, a lobbying group of farmers, lamented that a lack of government attention and adequate policies is plunging the agriculture sector in financial straits. The role of women in the agriculture sector is pivotal but their socio-economic conditions are very poor, he acknowledged, emphasising on the need for government provided protection for the