'Employers committed to promoting socially responsible labour practices'

LAHORE: "Employers are committed to promote socially responsible labour practices through social dialogue and eliminate child labour through sustainable efforts". This was stated by Ismail Suttar, President Employers Federation of Pakistan in his presidential address at the tripartite plus meeting to promote social dialogue on socially responsible labour practices organized by Employers Federation of Pakistan in collaboration with International Labour Organization at a hotel.

Zaigham Abbas, Director Labour, Lahore Division, Shahid from labour department, Ahmad Haseeb, Director EOBI, Tehmina Asad, Labour economist, Fasihul Karim Siddiqi, advisor EFP and Syed Nazar Ali, director EFP board also addressed the event.

The participants actively took part in the dialogue and made presentations reflecting the perspective of employers and workers and governments on these important issues. Major Abid Iftikhar (retd) from Ali Murtaza Associates, Arshad Mahmood from Labour Department, Ms. Fatima Farooq of PWF and Major Khawaja Javed Akhtar from Forward Group elaborated on the tripartite perspective.-PR

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