MARDAN: Muttahida Labour Federation (MLF) provincial president Mohammad Iqbal on Thursday demanded of the government to take stern action against the industries and organisations not paying the minimum wage of Rs21,000 to the workers as per the official notification.

He said this while chairing a meeting of the federation held in the Premier Sugar Mills, Mardan. Representatives of different unions associated with MLF were in attendance.

Participants of the meeting discussed the problems being faced by them and shared their opinions for possible solutions.

After the meeting, Mr Iqbal told this scribe that it had become difficult for the workers and labourers to manage their expenses in view of the rising prices of essential commodities.

He pointed out that it was an injustice with them to make conditional their facilities and privileges with the certificates of 2 per cent under the Workers Welfare Fund Ordinance and 5 per cent under the Workers Participation Act.

He said that it was responsibility of the government to make the institutions abide by the rules in this regard.

Published in Dawn, February 5th, 2022