Karachi, May 01, 2023 (PPI-OT):Paying tribute to the martyrs of Chicago on the occasion of International Labour Day, Pakistan Peoples Party Women’s Wing Central President and MPA, Faryal Talpur said that the workers are the backbone of society and economy, and we as a nation need to do a lot to improve the lives of workers and farmers in the country.
She said that there is no doubt that the Pakistan People’s Party has always played historic and defining role for the welfare of workers in our country. From the Governments of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, several revolutionary steps changing the lives of workers and farmers were introduced and successfully implemented that includes the rights of workers to form unions, issuance of shares in industrial enterprises, maternity leave, increase in salaries and pensions.
She said that President Asif Ali Zardari’s demand to set a minimum monthly salary of Rs 35,000 is the voice of the heart of the workers, which needs to be a part of the next budget, to be presented in next month. She added that the Sindh Government under the guidelines of Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has introduced the Benazir Mazdoor Card, which is going to add more betterment in the lives of workers, while taking care of their social safety through an updated and automated mechanism in the province.
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