NAWABSHAH, May 01 (APP): The Hari Welfare Association (HWA) here on Sunday organized a rally to mark the International Labour Day.
According to a press release, the rally which was started from Allahwala
Chowk and after passing through different areas culminated at Nawabshah
Press Club, was largely participated by peasants and rural workers
Addressing to the rally, President HWA Akram Khaskheli said that rural workers and peasants were major component of our country which
constituted more than 70 percent of the labour force in rural Sindh who toil hard in agriculture, farms and brick kilns but were always neglected.
He said that these millions of workers were working without decent work and social security including their minimum wages.
Khaskheli said, a rural worker hardly receives Rs.6000 per month against the Rs 25,000 minimum wage promised by the government of Sindh for unskilled workers in 2019.
He said, the Sindh Industrial Relations Act of 2013 acknowledges rural workers and peasants and allows them to join unions. He demanded that the government could ensure the unionization of such rural employees, particularly in the agriculture and brick kiln sectors.
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