Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistani & Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi has said that workers are the backbone of economy of the country. He stated this while chairing the “Performance Review Meeting of WWF” attended by the officials of the Workers Welfare Fund. Sajid Hussain Turi emphasized on expediting the development projects currently in the pipeline spread all over Pakistan. “Management of WWF should lay special focus on Workers Welfare activities especially with reference to scholarships, death & marriage grants besides creation of better facilities for workers facilitation in terms of their living and access to basic facilities of life,” he directed.

He was of the view that the time was ripe Workers Welfare Fund emphasised on projecting the major accomplishments made for ease of workers by Workers Welfare Fund through better use of both electronic and print media. The Minister said that performance review of Workers Welfare Fund developmental projects, education and other welfare projects would be a regular feature so that improvement in these areas could be made for better facilitation of the workers.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP