Minister assures transparency in allotment policy

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information & Archives and Labour Saeed Ghani has said that all imperative measures were being adopted to eliminate past irregularities in providing accommodation to the workers and in this regard amendments were also being considered in the allotment policy of Sindh Workers Welfare Board.

Saeed Ghani said that the present government’s top priority was to spend the workers’ money for their welfare and in addition to that the suggestions of the workers must be given importance while formulating any policy. He expressed these views while presiding over the 17th Governing Board meeting of Sindh Workers Welfare Board held in his office on Tuesday.

Saeed Ghani said that the data of the employees in the EOBI was authentic and reliable, so the use of this data should be made mandatory in all the welfare work of the workers.

During the meeting, some members of the governing body expressed their concerns over the delay in receiving the minutes of the meeting, to which Sindh Minister for Labor Saeed Ghani directed that the minutes of the current meeting be reached to all members within three days. He said that before finalizing any policy, the opinion of all the members of the governing body would be considered.

Later, while following the agenda of the meeting, after consultation with all the members of the governing body on the amendments to the Workers Welfare Fund 2014 Act, all members agreed to submit their suggestions to finalize the amendments in the next governing body meeting. The meeting also deliberated on the possible amendments in the laws pertaining to the allotment policy of Workers Welfare Board Sindh.

On the occasion, provincial minister for labour Saeed Ghani said that in the past, there had been allegations levelled against Union, Departments and Owners in providing housing to workers, which had given more importance to the element of corruption than transparency.-PR