Labourers’ Low Wages: Challans of 29 industrial units submitted to court

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KHANEWAL:The Labour Department submitted challans of 29 industrial units, found involved in exploiting labourers by offering them low wages, in courts.

This was disclosed in a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Waseem Hamid Sindhu, here on Tuesday.

The officials from the Labour Department informed that a crackdown was being launched against owners of industrial units including kilns owners. Nobody will be allowed to exploit the labourers.

Similarly, one kiln owner was booked on charges of child labour. Deputy Director Labour Department Chaudhary Muhammad Shahbaz stated that the department was committed to ensure government recommended wages to labourers.