MULTAN, Sep 25 (APP):Daily wage employees of the Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) demanded of provision of minimum wages Rs 32,000 as per announcement of Punjab government.
Led by Union leader Munir Hans, the demonstration witnessed the enthusiastic participation of scores of workers who have been yearning for job security over the past six years.
The protestors were carrying banners and placards inscribed with particular demands. Addressing the gathering, Munir Hans, accompanied by speakers Muhammad Kaleem Butt and Kamran Nazir, expressed deep concern over the persistent lack of permanent employment, a situation that casts a constant shadow of unemployment over their lives.
Despite the provincial government officially endorsing a minimum wage of Rs 32,000, the workers are still awaiting their rightful compensation, lamented Hans.
Among the demonstrators were dedicated individuals such as Muhammad Hanif, Abdul Rehman, Nauman Parvez, Afzal Qureshi, Zahid Nazir, Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Fayaz, Zakir Hussain, Muhammad Farooq, Jafar Hans, Hamza Butt, Muhammad Aftab, Aitzazul Haq, Muhammad Mohsin, Mujahid Hussain, Imran Mustafa, Kamran Akmal, and Muhammad Nadeem.
The Daily Wage employees of WASA Department called upon the authorities not only to provide them with job security but also to ensure the full implementation of the minimum wage law.