LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that labour empowerment was vital for development of the country.
In his message on the International Labour Day, being observed all across the country like in other parts of the world, he said the day refreshes the memory of struggle of workers of Chicago, who offered sacrifices in 1886 for their fundamental rights.
The chief minister said labourers and workers play a key role in strengthening of national economy and targets of development could not be achieved without prosperity, empowerment and due respect of workers. He said Islam had declared a labourer as a 'Friend of God' and as such acknowledged his dignity.
He said the role of labourers and workers was very important in the progress and development of the country.
The more the workforce would be empowered, the sooner we would achieve targets of development.
The CM said under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N government was paying full attention to the welfare and uplift of the workers, adding workforce of the country had potential to achieve the targets of development.
He said thousands of youngsters had been imparted training under the Skill Development Programme of the Punjab government.
Also, he added, 87,000 children of brick-kiln workers had been enrolled in different government-sponsored schools for providing them with free education.
Shehbaz said establishment of quality educational institutions for the children of labourers besides social security hospitals and labour colonies were a proof of labour-friendly policies of the Punjab government.
He said welfare measures for labourers would continue in future as well. "On this day, there was a need to renew the pledge that all-out support would be extended for the welfare of labourers and protection of their rights," he added.
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