Hand: Workers on the street against precarious work

Many home workers and workers took to the streets on Friday jobs and to demand safety in the workplace. After a show at the Regal Chowk, they marched in Karachi Press Club. PHOTO: Athar KHAN / EXPRESS

KARACHI: homeworkers (HBWS) and workers took to the streets on Friday, demanding the employment and workplace safety.

The event took place at Regal Chowk, followed by a demonstration that culminated in Karachi Press Club. The event was organized to mark the World Day for Decent Work, celebrated worldwide on October 7, where IndustraiALL Global Union has asked all affiliates to mobilize members and to join the global fight to stop precarious work.

"Do not even know more than 90% of workers, their rights and the laws of this country," Information Minister said the National Federation of Associations Mushtaq Ali Shan, added that only 1.5% of workers belong to trade unions. "Workers should have the right [to appear in employment letters] have to secure their jobs."

The demonstrators demanded that the dangerous and unsafe conditions must be corrected to transfer laws on health and safety and labor inspection system should be implemented. "Be abolished Third Party contract system needs," Shan said, and added that all workers should have the appointment letter and the rights to collective bargaining.

The demonstration against incidents with industrial workers dead and systems third contract, said the Secretary-General based Women Workers' Federation, Zehra Khan. He also added that women work more than men in their homes, the workers are not taken into account.

migratory HBWS

Khan, who represented HBWS, pulled on his situation closely and said that these women are considered non-formal work, they work in their homes.

"They are the cheapest form of work and none of them really know their employers as it based on a third work," he said, adding that there was no minimum wage for HBWS.

Report on HBWS policy, Khan said the policy was submitted to the Prime Minister three years ago, but has not yet been signed. Things will be better if the policy, according to the social security, minimum wage and the employment is taken, he was signed added.

thirty-three Saira Feroze, who works as HBW since I was six years has been also one of the demonstrators was. "We are very less by employers to RS35 RS40 came to the cutting and sewing of a dozen dresses, which includes the design and Jabot," he said.

Feroze workers and can not stop working, even if they are sick because they fear that they will be given their work to someone else, and they will lose their jobs. "Our work is not fixed, sometimes we have to work for months," he said.

Afroza Khatoon, a red cap, spoke of their discomfort. He said that generally pay 48 dozen sewing pants four days in and 15 rupees per dozen. Their salaries includes travel expenses for delivery. "My employer paid me generally about four to five months late and help us if we will ever need the money," he added.

should Shan also said HBWS the right network do this legally entitled to benefits other workers.

Published in The Express ^{Tribune. 8 October 2016.}

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