HYDERABAD, Nov 9: The commissioner, Social Security Institute, Asad Ashraf Malik said that all efforts were being made to resolve the basic problems of the labourers in matters relating to social security, and added that the working of the social security hospitals was being improved.

He was speaking at a workshop organized at a local hotel for the training of workers and entrepreneurs the other day.

He stressed the need for the registration of all eligible labourers who were working in various industrial units.

He claimed that good quality medicines were provided in the hospitals run by the institute and the facility of surgery was also available for the workers.

Mr Malik warned that strict action would be taken against those doctors who did not perform their duties diligently.

He disclosed that over Rs10 million had been spent on the improvement of the social security hospital.

He called upon the industrialists to ensure the payment of their contribution to the social security institute to enable the organization to provide medical treatment and provide other facilities to the poor workers.

The workshop was also addressed by the deputy director of the institute, Ghulam Qadir Baloch, Dr M.H. Gulzar, and Dr Shahid Zafar among others.

It was decided to hold the next workshop in the SITE area so that a large number of workers would be able to attend it.

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