KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed framing of a uniform policy framework for the wellbeing of labourers in the province to protect their basic rights in the province.

Presiding over a meeting to review progress of Labour Department here Sunday, he directed the constitution of a committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary with representation of all the concerned departments to come up with workable proposals to this effect.

Besides provincial minister for Labour, Shaukat Yousfzai, Additional Chief Secretary, Shakil Qadir, Secretary Finance, Atif Rehman, Principal Secretary to CM, Shahab Ali Shah, Secretary Labour and other concerned high ups also attended the meeting.

The meeting was briefed about the steps taken for the welfare of labour community, fixation of minimum wages for them, progress on labourers' data collection, matters related to the regularisation of the contract employees of Workers Welfare Board and many other matters.

The provincial minister apprised the Chief Minister of the issues faced by labourers working in different types of mines due to the existence of various laws/policies under different concerned departments.

The Chief Minister has also directed the concerned high ups to expedite work on computerised data collection of labourers across the province and to work on drastic reforms in the affairs of labour department with special focus on Workers Welfare Board in order to make it an effective body to ensure the protection of the basic rights of labourers.

The Chief Minister directed the high ups of the concerned departments to review the existing laws/policies governing the matters of labourers and to come up with proposals for a single and inclusive law/policy under a single department in order to facilitate the labourers in an easy and better manner.

On this occasion, Mahmood Khan remarked that protection of the basic rights of labourers and their well being was one of the top priorities of his government adding that the present provincial government is committed to protect the rights of the labourers and result oriented steps are being taken for their welfare.