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The National Assembly has been summoned to meet on Monday, the 1st April, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. in the Parliament House, Islamabad
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NA Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development met today

Monday, 12th June, 2017

Islamabad, the 12th June, 2017: The Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development met today under the acting Chairpersonship of Ms. Shakila Khalid Luqman, MNA, to consider “the Domestic Workers (Employment Rights) Bill, 2016,” “the Employment of Children (Amendment) Bill, 2016” and the issue of re-instatement/regularization, non-payment of salaries and formulation of structure for M. Tech employees of Workers Welfare Board, Punjab, Lahore.

2.The Committee deferred the Domestic Workers (Employment Rights) Bill, 2016 moved by Dr.Azra Fazal Pechuho due to her absence.

3.The Committee however, discussed the Employment of Children (Amendment) Bill, 2016 moved by Ms.Aliya Kamran, MNA in detail. The representative of M/o Law & Justice informed the Committee that the subject Bill relates to M/o Interior.

4.The Secretary, Workers Welfare Fund informed the Committee that the salaries of employees of Workers Welfare Board KPK have been released till June, 2017. The Committee recommended that the issues of employees of M. Tech project Punjab should be resolved, at the earliest.

MNAs, Mian Imtiaz Ahmad, Ms. Sabiha Nazir, Ms. Aisha and Ms. Aliya Kamran attended the meeting, besides officials of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development and M/o Law and Justice.