As many as 3397 industrial units stand dysfunctional in Sindh province, which the government is ready to help make operational, Provincial Labour Minister told the Sindh Assembly on Friday. Replying to a question, the minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, who also holds information department's portfolio, said that around 3038 dysfunctional factories are located in Karachi and others are situated in Hyderabad region.
"Sindh Board of Investment is ready to extend help to revive the dysfunctional factories," he offered. Shah said that there are some 421518 workers, who had a permanent employment with the dysfunctional industrial units while 228201 were labourers on daily-wages. He informed the legislature that the government did not have any data on child labour in the province. He said they are working with the Unicef to carry out a survey to register underage workers.
"Sindh government has not founded new hospital and school for the labourers in 2015-16," he said, adding that in Thatta labour colony, it was established in 2000 where labourers now reside. About minimum wage, the minister said that the government has declared Rs 15000 minimum monthly wage. He accepted that some factories are defying the government's minimum wage rule. He assured that the government will take action against such industrial units. Earlier, the house observed one minute silence to pay homage to the daughter of founder of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah on her death.
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