PR No. 212
Islamabad: September 26, 2022

Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi visited the International Labor Organisation on Monday in Islamabad. Federal Secretary and other senior officers of the ministry also accompanied him during this visit. From the ILO, OIC Peter Buwembo and Manzoor Khaliq, Sr. Technical Specialist, Employment, DW, Peace and Resilience, ILO Geneva, briefed the Minister and his team on the process of collecting and assimilating data based on existing national surveys. Federal Minister Sajid Hussain Turi was informed about unemployment and difficulties of workers due to floods by ILO. The problems faced by the workers due to flood and the measures taken to solve them were discussed also discussed in the meeting. The Ministry of Development, Human Resources and LFO agreed to prepare a plan to provide immediate employment to the workers. Federal Minister Sajid Hussain Turi said, “Thousands of industrial and daily wage laborers have become unemployed due to floods.”Minister of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development said, “ Our priority is to end unemployment of workers in collaboration with international organisations.” Federal Minister further elaborated that, “Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development is aware of all kinds of labor problems and is trying hard to solve them. Federal Minister Sajid Turi showed his commitment to cooperate with LFO and other international organisations for the speedy rehabilitation of the victims.

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