Govt wants to bring informal sector workers into social security net - Pakistan
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 se...