Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is striving devotedly for the rights and welfare of workers since its inception, as during the seventies, it initiated various pro-labour measures and policies for amelioration of the working community, provided them pensionary benefits, increased their share in companies' profits, and launched various welfare schemes and promoted workers participation in the management.
She stated this while talking to a delegation of labourers at Sialkot here Sunday. She added the government believes in the dignity of labour and believes that a prosperous workforce can enable Pakistan to compete in a globalized market environment. She said that labour is the backbone of the industry and keeps its wheel running. It is the worker community, who due to hard work, have enabled the economy to maintain high economic growth, massive production and high levels of productivity.
She said that underlining the importance of peace, tranquillity and better working conditions at the workplace, social dialogue through tri-party method and decent work, the Prime Minister had said that the present government introduced a number of revolutionary steps in Labour Policy 2010.
The minister narrated that employees and employers are partners in the production process and their co-ordination and co-operation is need of the hour for industrial peace and harmony to ensure optimal utilisation of their energies for socio-economic development of the country. She urged the employees and employers across the country to come forward and play their role in making Pakistan a prosperous country. May Allah Almighty be with us in our endeavours, she added.
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