Karachi : The conditions of rural workers and peasants, who make up more than 70% of the labor force in Sindh’s rural areas and toil long hours in agriculture, farms, and brick kilns, have gotten worse, according to the Hari Welfare Association (HWA), which claimed on International Labour Day. However, the government of Sindh has never given these people priority. These millions of workers lack access to social security, good employment, and the minimum wage.
In a statement Akram Khaskheli President HWA said that according to HWA, a rural worker does not earn the Rs25,000 minimum salary that the Government of Sindh guaranteed for unskilled laborers in 2019. Millions of young people in rural Sindh are forced to work for little more than Rs6,000 per month in shops, restaurants, and workshops due to unemployment, and a lack of opportunities for education, skills development, and employment. They include women, girls
