International Labour Day being observed today
President Mamnoon Hussain and PM Nawaz Sharif said the government believed in dignity of labours.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - International Labour Day is being observed today (Sunday) with the pledge to work for the welfare of the working class.
The theme this year is "Celebrating the international labour movement".
The day is aimed at paying tributes to workers sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the world.
Seminars will be held in different cities to pay tributes to those who laid down their lives in Chicago in 1886 for the rights of the labourers.
The government has launched various programs for the welfare of the workers including Social Security Network, Old Age Benefit Schemes and Workers Welfare Fund.
President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the government believed in dignity of labour and is committed to provide workers better working conditions.
In their separate messages on the occasion of Labour Day, they said the Government is resolved to provide better housing, medical and education facilities to the workforce.
