Daily Times
May 2, 2021
Ehsaas launched ‘Mazdoor Ka Ehsaas’ report on the occasion of International Labour Day 2021 to safeguard labour welfare.
The report was launched on Saturday in a webinar, which was co-chaired by Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Dr Sania Nishtar and Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Syed Zulfikar Bukhari.
Addressing the webinar, Dr Sania Nishtar said, “Our Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was the first person to stand for the rights of workers when he said to pay the worker his wages before his sweat dries.”
She said the MKE report is the first of its kind that will help the government focus on universalising the social protection system in Pakistan and with a particular emphasis on including informal economy workers in the fold of social protection. The special assistant said Labour Force Survey 2017-18 micro-data suggests that 24.89 million workers are at-risk for jobs disrupt
‘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.
Pakistan
Thursday 22 April 2021, by Farooq Tariq
Farooq Tariq, general secretary of the Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee, a network of peasant organisations in Pakistan, outlines an activist’s life.
Activists have to pay the price for speaking the truth
I take pride in having fought against four military dictatorships. I participated in the students’ demonstrations against Gen Ayub in 1968-69. During Gen Yahya’s martial law, I joined protests and strongly condemned the military operation in East Pakistan.
Gen Zia’s reign was particularly tough for me. I had to spend eight years in exile. I was chased for organising demonstrations against Gen Zia’s dictatorship and for writing articles criticising his policies. In 1977-1978, I was warned that I had been spotted by the regime’s informers and was likely to be arrested and subjected to state excesses. I had no option but to go in exile in the Netherlands where I would remain 1978 to ’86.