BAHAWALPUR, May 2: Women sanitary workers of the Bahawalpur Waste Management Company chose the Labour Day on May 1 to raise their problems.
About 30 workers held a meeting at Christain Colony and spoke about their problems such as health, education, medical leave during duty hours and forced termination from service.
Rehana Asif and Richard Saleem addressed the gathering. They demanded that women workers be given relaxation in duty hours and be posted near to their homes.
They demanded the reinstatement of workers, concession for non-Muslims during their religious festivals and registration of workers with the Social Security Department and Employees Old Age Benefits Institution.
The PPP also marked the Labour Day which was organised by PPP City President Safdar Shehbaz.
Speakers paid rich tributes to the late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for introducing reforms for the workers and celebrating the May Day in the country. Workers demanded cheap essentials for the labour class.
The PWD Workers Union also took out a procession from its zonal office to Farid Gate. Union zonal chairman Asghar Chishti and secretary Afzal Mehmood demanded that the Punjab government eliminate anti-workers laws.
Apca activists also brought out a rally, led by provincial general secretary Fakhrur Rehman Azhar who urged the Punjab government to revise clerks’ pay scales in proportion with the rising prices of essential commodities.
Published by Daily Dawn on May 2, 2015
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