Karachi, Oct 12: A daylong Sindh Labour Conference, arranged by Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) at its centre on Monday, reviewed the merits and demerits of the 18th Constitutional Amendment and noted that it was a complete failure on the part of the legislators representing working class, as it affected about 130 laws pertaining to labour affairs. The conference noted that the federal government and its legislators had cut a poor figure by doing no serious work before the passage of the 18th Amendment. Ironically, the amendment empowers the provinces to deal with the affairs of workers but it did not give any clear view about the functions of the important bodies working for the welfare and benefit of workers such as Employees Old-age Benefit Institution … [Read more...]