In ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani increased the minimum wages of the that labours form 7000 to 8000. He announced this while addressing a ceremony to mark the Labour Day here today. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani also announced to regularize the services of the employees of CDA and PTCL. PM further said that the pension from the Employees' Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) has been increased to Rs 2000 from Rs 1500. In a message on the occasion of Labour Day falling on May 1, the prime minister said, "Today is the 1st of May. The day is observed globally to pay tributes to the workers and labourers of Chicago for the sacrifices they rendered for attainment of their rights." Paying the tribute to the workers the Prime Minister said that the concept of agricultural, industrial and socio-economic development is incomplete without contribution of labourers, workers and farmers. The global strides in industry and agriculture are owed to the hard work of labourers and farmers, he added. He said Pakistan People's Party is fully aware of the farmers, labourers and workers role in the national development and has been strenuously engaged in efforts to bring about positive changes in their lives. "Our Shaheed leaders Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto considered the labourers and workers as an invaluable asset of the party. Shaheed Bhutto founded PPP on the slogan of welfare of the neglected sections of society and for the sake of carving out a respectable place for them in the social setup," he added. He said, "We believe that secret of any country's development lies in the value of hard work and its human resources. A society, which does not address the basic needs of its working classes, remains backward.
No comments:
Post a Comment