Provincial Minister for Labour and Human Resource Ansar Majeed Khan has formally launched the first phase of Punjab Domestic Workers Act 2019 at a ceremony held in a local hotel.
The event was attended by Secretary Labour Sara Aslam, Additional Secretary Dr Sohail Shahzad, Commissioner Punjab Employees Social Security Institution Saqib Manan, DG Labour Faisal Nisar Chaudhry, Vice Commissioner PESSI and a large number of domestic workers and house owners. Domestic workers also got registered in the ceremony.
The Minister while addressing the ceremony said approval of Punjab Domestic Workers Act 2019 by PTI government is a historical initiative. He said basic purpose of this act is to provide security to the domestic workers of the province. He further maintained that in the first phase domestic workers of Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Multan will be registered.
The minister assured that in future no domestic worker could be mistreated or put into force labour. In this act domestic workers will be called "Labourer". Ansar Majeed Khan said providing security to every member of society is basic and important responsibility of the state. He said domestic workers and owners are being registered free of cost. Children less than 15 years of age cannot be hired as domestic worker.
He told that a helpline has also been set up to redress any kind of complaint of domestic workers. The Minister said labour and human resource department has rapidly progressing according to the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He said secretary labour Sara Aslam has played an important role for the approval of Punjab Domestic Workers Act 2019.