Bilateral Social Dialogues important for achieving decent work & Productivity: Zaki A Khan.

KARACHI -- The bilateral dialogues between Employers and Workers representatives are important for achieving the objectives of Decent Work and industrial productivity said by Zaki Ahmed Khan, Chairman, Workers Employers Bilateral Council of Pakistan (WEBCOP) while chairing the combine meeting of WEBCOP National, Provincial Chapters and Advisory Committee organized by the WEBCOP with the technical support of International Labour Organization (ILO).

The meeting was attended by representatives of all the national trade union federations and employers' representatives including Ismail Suttar, Asif Zuberi, Majyd Aziz, Tahir Javaid Malik, Dr. Muhammad Sarwar Yousuf, Mubushar Javed, F.K. Siddiqui (Employers' Representatives), Zahoor Awan, Chaudary Muhammad Yaseen, Muhammad Yaqoob, Shafiq Ghouri, Chaudary Nasim, Karamat Ali, Nasir Mansoor, Waqar A. Memon, Muhammad Iqbal, Razam Khan, Pir Muhammad Kakar, Malik Ikram, Tikka Khan, Zehra Khan, Mukhtar Awan (Workers' Representatives).

Zaki Ahmed Khan said bilateral dialogue helps to understand each other's viewpoint on labour issues and support in promoting harmonious industrial relations, fair and decent working conditions and opportunity of resolving issues through mutual understanding and cooperation. He said the need for the bilateral dialogue between the two industrial partners has increased more than before due to serious challenges posed to the economy of the country in general and the industry in particular.

'The increasing cost of living is not only making the life of workers more and more difficult but also forcing them below the poverty line. Under the situation, the survival of industry is a big challenge and requires collective efforts of both workers and employers and they need to understand...

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