Labour rally demands better social security system

ISLAMABAD, May 1 (APP): Pakistan Workers Federation on Sunday held a peaceful Labour rally and demanded better social security and wages for workers, restoration of labour laws, and end to privatization. The rally, held at Aabpara Chowk, was addressed by Deputy Secretary Pakistan Workers Federation Malik Zahoor Awan, president Akhbar Faroosh Union Taka Khan, chairman Hydroelectric labour union Main Rehman Ghani, Secretary General Printing Corporation of Pakistan Bilal Ahmed, president CDA Labour Union Aurangzeb Khan and representative of other unions and organizations.

Speakers said that like all over the world, labours and working class are united in Pakistan for their rights.

They called on International Labour Organization and the government to take further steps for implementation of labours laws and to solve problems of daily-wages workers.

They also demanded to increase minimum salary level of workers according to inflation, adding 19th constitutional amendment be introduced in the parliament to protect labour laws affected due to 18th Amendment.

Earlier, Labour Party of Pakistan also held rally from Zero Point to Aabpara to pay tribute to Chicago workers.

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