KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Labour and Human Resources, Ghulam Murtaza Baloch has said that strict action will be taken against the violation of child labour laws in factories and workshops across Sindh.
“We will form vigilance teams to conduct surprise visits to all factories of Sindh and monitor the situation,” he said while presiding over a meeting of all directors of labour department at Directorate of Labour, Sindh Secretariat Karachi.
Director Labour Sindh, Khadim Hussain Bhutto briefed the minister regarding the working, performance and issues faced by labour department. He said that they would not let the workers’ rights at risk.
Baloch said: “It is our responsibility to provide justice and fight for the due rights of the workers all over Sindh. I will not tolerate any tug of war among the bodies working under labour department Sindh. He urged that all officers and employees fulfill their duties with honesty and sincerity any red-tapism in official work of the department is unacceptable.”
The meeting was attended by Deputy Secretary Labour Mukhtiar Mallah, Joint Director Zahid Gulzar Shaikh, Sarfaraz Ahemd Awan, Farrukh Zaidi, Shahjahan and others.