Removing ghost workers remains challenge to LWMC

LAHORE:Eliminating the ghost workers from the field staff of Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) remained a challenge for the management as recently 26 persons were found punching fake attendance of the staff.

Recently, LWMC general manager HR initiated an inquiry to identify the ghost workers in his team and as a result as many as 26 officials working in LWMC and two Turkish contractors’ staff were found punching fake attendance of workers and also uploading fake pictures.

Following the results, the GM HR, LWMC, wrote a letter to both the Turkish contractors to take strict action against these employees. The inquiry team found most of the fake attendance in Samanabad Town while some cases were also reported in Gulberg Town, Ravi Town, Aziz Bhatti Town and Wagah Town.

According to the report, the officials found guilty of punching fake attendance and uploading fake pictures included Syed Abid Ali Shah (OZP903) posted in UC 104, Zone 18, Samanabad Town, Bilal Ahmed (OZP918) posted in UC 212 Zone 20, Samanabad Town, Hamza Akbar (LWMCSS028) posted in UC 107 Zone 20, Samanabad Town, Muhammad Usman (OZP1486) posted in UC 213 Zone 20, Samanabad Town, Amir Barkat (OZPP164) posted in UC 214 Zone 20, Samanabad Town, Adnan (OZP930) UC 215 Zone 20, Samanabad Town, Asad Masih (OZP922) posted in UC 92 Zone 20, Samanabad Town, Asad Ashraf (OZP970) posted in UC 219 Zone 20, Samanabad Town, Khurram Shahzad (OZP882) posted in UC 99 Zone 18, Samanabad Town, Ali Raza (OZP972) posted in UC 75 Zone 18, Samanabad Town, Fahad Tariq (OZP739) posted in UC 79 Zone 18, Samanabad Town, Raheemud Din (SS102) posted in UC 78 Zone 18, Samanabad Town, Fraz Ali (OZSS165) posted in UC 216 Zone 20, Samanabad Town, Muhammad Atif (OZP729) posted in UC 77 Zone 18, Samanabad Town, Muhammad Kashif Ali (OZSS166) posted in UC 218 Zone 20, Samanabad Town and Shamoon (ZCSCW0066) posted in UC 71 Zone 18, Samanabad Town. More officials who are declared guilty included Shahzad Javaid (ALB65) posted in UC-123, Zone 11, Gulberg Town, Zain Ali (ALB1371) posted in UC 119 Zone 11, Gulberg Town and Shahzad (SS098) posted in UC 223 Zone 13, Gulberg Town, Abdul Sattar (ACH1123) posted in UC 148 Zone 9, Aziz Bhatti Town, Mussa Gill (7645) posted in UC 159 Zone 10, Aziz Bhatti Town and Babar Masih (ALB580) posted in UC 145 Zone 8, Aziz Bhatti Town, Ali Arslan (ALB678) posted in UC 135 Zone 7, Wahga Town and Zohaib Ahmed (ALB793) posted in UC 144 Zone 7, Wahga Town, Ali Raza (ACH846) posted in UC 32 Zone 3, Ravi Town and Abu Darda (ALB1123) posted in UC 38 Zone 3, Ravi Town. LWMC Chairman Riaz Hameed while talking with The News said that he would not tolerate this crime and all those found guilty of punching fake attendance would be sacked immediately. Meanwhile, he also said LWMC’s Board of Directors was working on finalising a relief package for sanitary workers exclusively as these workers are in the field and fighting corona besides cleaning the City. He said the package would be around Rs 60 million and would be announced very soon.