Sindh government bared employers from laying off workers
Sindh government issued notification of paid leaves for workers
PPP
government in Sindh has issued notification of paid leaves for workers during
the lockdown today March 23. The Additional Chief Secretary Sindh (home) Dr. Muhammad
Usman issued the notification in this regard. No worker will be laid off during
the lockdown and employers will paid the salaries to workers of this period. The
notification has been issued under section 3(1) of the Sindh Epidemic Disease
Act 2014.
The
notification said that in case the orders were not obeyed, the employers will
be held guilty on account of the breach of section 188 of the Pakistan Penal
Code.
Sindh government
imposed 14 days long lockdown in the province to contain the spread of
coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. All shops with few exceptions-malls-workplaces
and markets have been closed down. The people’s movement has been curtailed and
public transport stopped running.
Sindh
government once again set the precedent for others to follow. Sindh government
is leading the fight against coronavirus. This decision was taken to provide
much needed relief to workers. The trade unions and labour organisations were
demanding the paid leaves for all workers during the lockdown.
Sindh
government will pay to all workers whether they work in factories or any other
workplace. Now this should be implemented with letter and spirit. This decision
will help the workers affected by the lockdown and they will be able to feed
their families.
The other
governments in three provinces-GB-AJK and federal should also adopt the same
policy. They need to take measures to provide relief to affected workers-self-employed
and daily wage labourers.
Federal
government announced Rs3,000 per month for daily wage labourers which too small
and they cannot feed their families with this meager amount. They should be paid
minimum wage so they can survive in these difficult times.
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