World Occupational Health and Safety Day observed

• Safety and healthy environment for the workers be ensured at work places, especially during COVID-19 situation.
• Zehra Khan said that the workers had also called for payment of wages to them during the lockdown period and they should not be sacked from their jobs.

KARACHI: World Occupational Health and Safety Day was observed by the Home Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF) and National Trade Union Federation here on Tuesday.

Speaking on the occasion, General Secretary HBWWF Zehra Khan said that safety and healthy environment for the workers be ensured at work places, especially during COVID-19 situation, said a statement.

She said labour laws should be respected and safety kits be provided to the workers in order to ensure safety of the lives of the workers.

Zehra Khan said that the workers had also called for payment of wages to them during the lockdown period and they should not be sacked from their jobs.