KARACHI: President North Karachi Association of Trade & Industry (NKATI) Faisal Moiz Khan, on behalf of the Industrial community, has welcomed the issuance of “Benazir Mazdoor Card” by the Sindh government.
In a statement, NKATI president said that facilities like Mazdoor card were needed for a long time as no special measures have been taken in the past for the welfare of the workers.
He said the implementation of the recently-introduced scheme by the Sindh government will provide facilities like health, education, marriage grant, financial assistance and stipends to the workers in factories.
“Business community appreciates the efforts of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PPP Chairman, Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister Sindh, and Saeed Ghani, Labor Minister Sindh, who did this wonderful job,” NKATI president lauded.
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He further said that according to the media reports, registration of 600,000 workers in Sindh is expected for Benazir Mazdoor Card and if an average of six people are estimated in a worker’s family, 3.6 million people in Sindh will be able to benefit from this card.
“Workers can get these cards by registering themselves with The Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution (SESSI), and get benefits by registering their family members in the card”, he mentioned.
Faisal Moiz Khan said the performance of SESSI is necessary to make Benazir Mazdoor Card effective. He said that the affairs of SESSI need to be improved while the hospitals must also be upgraded.
He proposed that in order to make SESSI functional, stakeholders, especially the representatives of the Seven Town Associations of Karachi, should be taken on board. Only then will such schemes prove to be more effective and real benefits will be passed on to labourers and workers.
