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Labour leaders and trade unionists address the press conference at the Karachi Press Club on the eve of May Day. Photo by writer
KARACHI: “Laws are made to be implemented, not to be stored inside cupboards,” said Habibuddin Junaidi, president, Peoples Labour Bureau, Sindh. He was speaking at a joint press conference on labour issues called by labour activists and trade union leaders in connection with May Day at the Karachi Press Club on Friday.
“The PPP government has passed some very fine labour-friendly laws such as the Sindh Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Sindh Home-Based Workers Act, the Sindh Covid-19 Emergency Relief Ordinance, etc, but non-implementation of these laws is [a matter of concern], especially in the private sector,” he said.
Karachi
December 18, 2020
Trade unions and labour support organisations from Sindh will attend a âPunjab Labour Conferenceâ to show solidarity with workers who have recently organised protests demanding rights for the workers in the province.
The Labour Qaumi Movement (LQM), a labour rights group, has been organising the conference in Faisalabad on December 23.
In the meeting of the National Labour Council, a joint body of the labour groups, held at the Karachi Press Club, leaders of various trade union and labour bodies agreed to attend the conference to show solidarity with Punjabâs workers.
Karamat Ali, executive director of the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research, presided over the meeting where participants also agreed to form a national level joint body that will initiate a campaign for the workersâ rights.