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The government has recommended devising a mechanism under which all labourers in the informal sector are registered and provided socio-economic protection. Photo by Zofeen T. Ebrahim/File
ISLAMABAD: The government has recommended devising a mechanism under which all labourers in the informal sector – including those in the agriculture sector - are registered and provided socio-economic protection.
The proposal came in its ‘Sympathy for Workers Report’ launched under social welfare Ehsaas Programme on May Day.
To this end, Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division (PASSD) is setting up a dedicated ‘Mazdoor Ka Ehsaas’ (MKE) Unit to continuously work for the welfare of informal, agriculture sector workers as well as workers in the formal sector who are not protected by current social security measures.
‘Mazdoor Ka Ehsaas’ launched to safeguard labourers’ welfare
Islamabad
May 2, 2021
Islamabad : In celebration of Labour Day 2021, Ehsaas hosted a webinar to e-launch, ‘Mazdoor Ka Ehsaas (MKE) Report’ which recommends that every labour worker in Pakistan should be provided with the social protection and a minimum standard of living.
The webinar was co-chaired by SAPM on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Dr. Sania Nishtar and SAPM on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OPHRD) Syed Zulfikar Bukhari.
The report recommends that as a first step towards providing social security coverage for every worker under the ‘Mazdoor ka Ehsaas’, a mechanism needs to be devised to register all informal sector workers, including those in the agricultural sector. To this end, Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division (PASSD) is setting up a dedicated MKE Unit to continuously work for the welfare of informal sector workers, agriculture sector workers as we
PM’s Ehsaas Launches ‘Mazdoor Ka Ehsaas Report’ To Safeguard Labour Welfare
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: In celebration of Labour Day 2021, Ehsaas hosted a webinar to e-launch the “Mazdoor Ka Ehsaas (MKE) Report”.
The webinar was co-chaired by the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr. Sania Nishtar and the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OPHRD) Syed Zulfikar Bukhari.
The newly launched MKE report recommends that every labour worker in Pakistan should be provided with social protection and a minimum standard of living.
Under the umbrella of Ehsaas, Dr. Sania had established the Ehsaas Labour Welfare and Social Protection Expert Group (LEG), in a tripartite arrangement.