Govt Decides To Increase Number Of Community Welfare Attach's Abroad: National Assembly Told

The National Assembly was informed on Monday that the government had decided to increase the number of community welfare attach's in various countries, including Gulf states, to effectively look into the issues of overseas Pakistanis, including workers.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th Dec, 2018 ) :The National Assembly was informed on Monday that the government had decided to increase the number of community welfare attach's in various countries, including Gulf states, to effectively look into the issues of overseas Pakistanis, including workers.

Responding to a question in the House about the issues of Pakistani workers in Gulf countries, Minister of State for Communication Murad Saeed said labour protection agreements would be signed with the authorities of other states and legal assistance would be ensured for the workers.

Earlier, Parliamentary Secretary for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Ms Javaria Zafar Aheer told the House that the government was well aware of the problems of Pakistani workers in Gulf countries and had taken several steps for their resolution.

She said there were only a few cases of non-payment or delayed payment of salaries of Pakistani workers in the Gulf countries.

These cases were regularly taken-up by the welfare wings of Pakistani missions in the host countries with the employers and companies concerned for their resolution.

"If, in some cases the matter is not settled, the legal support is provided by the missions to the affected workers for filling their cases in concerned court of law," she added.

The parliamentary secretary said the Government of Pakistan through its missions abroad had provided every possible help to the destitute Pakistani workers.

The community welfare attaches posted in Gulf countries, she said, were providing various services,including regular visitsto labou camps, detention centers, police stations and Iqama offices.

Out of court negotiations were made with the employers and companies for settlement of workers' disputes, she said, adding facilitation was provided in filling such cases in laboor courts and their follow up in case of inconclusive negotiations with the employers.