Coronavirus lockdown: FWCCI urges govt to save jobs of women workers

Women owned small and medium enterprises are facing 90 percent production and sale loss due to coronavirus lockdown and government must take immediate measures to revive the economy in addition to saving the jobs of female workers, said Qurrat-ul-Ain, President Faisalabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FWCCI) here on Thursday.

Appreciating the government's measures to stimulate economy, she said that the statement of Asad Umer is very alarming. He has clearly mentioned that one million SMEs will be closed down while 18 million people will lose their jobs. Quoting the recent figure of World Bank, she told that in Pakistan, 25 percent women are included in our labor force which indicates that 4.2 million women would also become jobless.

She told that FWCCI is constantly approaching provincial and federal governments to take steps in accordance with the ground realities to expedite economic activities.