Ebad assents to Sindh Workers Welfare Fund Act

Karachi
Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan on Tuesday signed the Sindh Workers Welfare Fund Act 2014 to be enforced throughout the province with immediate effect. The act is aimed at providing the establishment of the Workers Welfare Fund, for which the government would constitute a board of official members.
The board would consist of a chairperson, three members of the Sindh Assembly, who would be nominated by the speaker, three members from employers on the recommendation of the industrial associations and one representative each from the health department, the education department, the industries department, the works and services department and the revenue board.
The labour department minister would be the chairperson of the board. The board would appoint a secretary, who would be its chief executive officer.