Workers asked to submit Haj applications by February 28

Islamabad : The Workers Welfare Fund (WWF), Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources Development, has asked the registered workers of capital based factories/establishments to submit their applications for inclusion in Haj draw by February 28.

According to a WWF official, ten registered industrial workers from Islamabad would be chosen through balloting, whose hajj expenses would be borne by the Fund.

The minimum age of the applicants should be 40 years and must not be over 60 years.

They should fulfil the criteria of a worker as defined by IRA-2017, and be registered with Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) or Employees Social Security Institutions (ESSI).

They are required to submit an affidavit stating that they had not performed Hajj at least in last five year (from 2014-18).

The applying worker must submit a certificate from his respective institution that the institution is situated and registered within the limits of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).

In case of women worker all expenditure and other arrangement of her accompanying ‘mehram’ will be paid by herself.

Workers Welfare Fund would pay the expenses as per the announced Hajj Policy 2019, complete applications should be sent to Assistant Director (Welfare) WWF, Building No 2, Street no 39, Mauve Area, G-10/4, Islamabad.

In case a selected worker is failed to go to perform hajj, he/she will not be entitled to receive the money.

His berth will be allotted to next waiting candidate to avail the free hajj facility. The decision of Workers Welfare Fund will be final and cannot be challenged in any case.