LABOUR & HR DEPARTMENT

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2. LABOUR & HR DEPARTMENT

3. SEQUENCE OF PRESENTATION • Overview of the Department • Attached Departments and Autonomous Bodies • Directorate of Labour Welfare • Punjab Employees Social Security Institution • Punjab Workers Welfare Board • Minimum Wages Board

4. SECRETARY LABOUR & H R DIRECTORATE OF LABOUR WELFARE PUNJAB PUNJAB EMPLOYEES SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTION PUNJAB WORKERS WELFARE BOARD MINIMUM WAGES BOARD ORGANOGRAM LABOUR & HR DEPARTMENT

5. SECRETARY ADDITIONAL SECRETARY DEPUTY SECRETARY (ADMN.) DEPUTY SECRETARY (DEV) SECTION OFFICER (ADMN.) SECTION OFFICER (GEN) SECTION OFFICER (DEV-I) SECTION OFFICER (DEV-II) LAW OFFICER ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

6. OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT • Implementation of labour laws and compliance with ILO Conventions. • Maintenance of industrial peace through conciliation, mediation, arbitration and judicial forums. • Registration of trade unions and determination of CBAs. • Adjudication of claims under Workmen’s Compensation Act 1923 and Payment of Wages Act 1936. • Fixation of minimum wages.

7. OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT • Implementation of laws on weights and measures. • Administrative issues of Labour Courts and Labour Appellate Tribunal. • Educational, housing facilities and financial assistance to workers and their children through Punjab Workers’ Welfare Board. • Health facilities and financial compensation to workers through PESSI.

8. OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT • Training and awareness of employers, workers and government officials on key aspects of labour laws. (Centre for the Improvement of Working Conditions & Environment/Industrial Relations Institute) • Registration of essential personnel.

9. DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF LABOUR WELFARE

10. MISSION STATEMENT Promote welfare and protect the rights of labour force and workmen through enforcement of labour laws and Government policies

11. ADMINISTRATIVE SET-UP • 1952: Directorate started as a component of Industries Department • 1970: Existing Directorate established under Labour & HRD • 2001: Functions devolved to the District Governments in CD Group • 9 x A Districts on the basis of industrial & commercial activities • 27 x B Districts with BS-18 (1) and BS-17 (26) Officers as DOL

12. CW & MBS-19 DOL(36) BS-19 , 18 & 17 Director I.R.IBS-19 DHQBS-19 SLOBS-18 DD (Admn.)BS-18 DD (W& M)BS-18 AD (Lec-4)BS-17 OSH Offrs (4)BS-17 & 18 AD (Admn.)BS-17 Senior SOBS-17 SROBS-17 DD (Insp)BS-18 AD (Concil)BS-17 ORGANOGRAMDIRECTORATE GENERAL OF LABOUR WELFARE Director General Labour Welfare(BS-20) TIF(2)BS-17 AD (Insp)BS-17

13. STATUTARY FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED

14. STATUTARY FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED

15. SANCTIONED STRENGTH

16. FUNCTIONS • Implementation of labour laws • Welfare of labour • Maintenance of industrial peace & settlement of industrial disputes • Implementation of weights and measures laws • Education and training on labour laws ,health and safety • Registration of essential personnel

17. Implementation of labour laws • Enforcement of labour laws in factories, shops and commercial establishments for: • Health & Safety • Minimum Wages • Child Labour • Bonded Labour • Terms & Conditions of Employment • Financial benefits guaranteed under the Labour Laws

18. Welfare of Labour • Adjudication of claims of compensation in case of injuries & death and non-payment / delayed / deducted wages. • Processing of applications and disbursement of marriage grant, talent scholarship, death grant • Allotment of plots/houses in labour colonies • Administration and maintenance of labour colonies • Efforts for elimination of child labour & bonded labour in selected Districts through ADP

19. Maintenance of industrial peace and settlement of industrial disputes • Registration of Trade Unions • Regulation of Trade Unions activities • Determination of Collective Bargaining Agents • Settlement of industrial disputes raised in formal manner. • Resolution of informal disputes

20. IMPLEMENTATION OF W&M LAWS • Maintenance of Secondary & Working Standards • Ensure accuracy of Commercial Weights & Measures • Verification & Periodical Re-verification • Inspection • Licensing of Manufactures and Traders dealing in W&M

21. EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON LABOUR LAWS, HEALTH & SAFETY • Tripartite training in various disciplines of industrial relations, Labour Administration and Labour Laws • Tripartite training on health, safety and occupational hazards • Advisory services to the industry for improvement of safety, health , working conditions and environment. • Promoting Compliance of Labour Laws through awareness material

22. REGISTRATION OF ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL • Registration of Essential Personnel • Provision of Data to the Defense Ministry • Data of Registration Essential Personnel • Job Seekers Registration 1. Ex-Service Men 2. Women 3. Disabled 4. Others

23. ACHIEVEMENTS DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF LABOUR WELFARE, PUNJAB

24. STRENGTHENING OF LABOUR INSPECTION • “Labour Inspection Computerization System” (LICS) established in collaboration with ILO to make inspection of factories more transparent and robust. • Web-based Software developed to submit online inspection reports in real time. • 16 District Officers Labour reporting on line. • Training for on line inspections of field formations of remaining 20 Districts started on 7-04-2014 . • Basic data of 4,917 factories entered and inspection reports of 1,111 factories received online.

25. STRENGTHENING OF LABOUR INSPECTION • During last 9 months7,510 factories inspected, 3,502 warnings issued to defaulters, 1,672 prosecution lodged and fine imposed, Rs. 795,000/-. • 910,172 inspections of establishments conducted, 56,661 prosecutions made and Rs. 3,401,246/- fine imposed. • To enforce minimum wage 39,573 inspections carried out, 4,221 prosecutions lodged and Rs. 597,250/- fine imposed by the courts of law. CASES OF WAGES AND COMPENSATION • 357 cases of compensation decided and Rs. 74,077,216/- disbursed. • 1487 cases of non payment of wages decided and Rs. 37,816,920/- disbursed.

26. LEGISLATION FOR WORKERS BENEFITS • Death Compensation enhanced from Rs. 2 lacs to 4 lacs through amendment in the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923. • Group Insurance of workers enhanced from 2 lacs to 4 lacs through amendment in the Industrial & Commercial Employment (S.O) Ordinance, 1968 • Wages of unskilled workers enhanced to Rs. 10000/- P.M. for all the industrial and commercial establishments through amendment in the Minimum Wages for Unskilled Workers Ordinance, 1969. Previously it was only for industrial workers of 51 category of industries.

27. Legislation FOR WORKERS BENEFITS • Provision of Day Care facilities for the working women’s children in the commercial establishments employing 20 or more women through amendment in Shops & Establishments Ordinance, 1969. • 30-Day Care Centres established and recently 3 more centresinaugurated on 8.3.2014 -International Women Day (Lahore, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala). • Fees for the registration of establishments enhanced through amendment in Shops & Establishments Ordinance, 1969 (Additional revenue of Rs. 12 million/annum would accrue)

28. Weights & Measures • Licensing for carrying out business as a repairer and calibrator made mandatory by amendment in the Punjab Weights & Measures Enforcement Act, 1975 • Enhancement in fine and mandatory imprisonment on the subsequent conviction through amendment in the law. • Formation of Provincial Supply , Prices, Quality and Weights & Measures Authority under process. • All Price Control Magistrates & Assistant Commissioners notified Assistant Controllers under the Punjab Weights & Measures Enforcement Act, 1975 Inspection of Weights & Measures during last 8 months

29. Ils Compliance and reporting • International Labour Standards (ILS) implementation and reporting unit established. Reporting on 36 Conventions, presently no report is pending - Important for GSP Europe plus. • 8 ILO Conventions for GSP Plus complied with and reporting completed. • Restriction of 50 workers in an establishment for formation of a trade union being removed – amendment in PIRA, 2010 approved by the Cabinet.

30. Labour Market Information System (ILO SUPPORTED) • Labour Market Information and Resource Centre (LMI&RC) established to provide up to date and reliable Labour Market Information. • First Report of Punjab Employment Trends (PET)-2013 published. • Second Trend Report on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Punjab ready to be publishe.

31. ELIMINATION OF Bonded Labour • Provincial Committee on Bonded Labour established • Elimination of bonded labor in brick kiln – Phase 1 (From 2008 to 2014) • Cost of the project Rs. 123.367 million • Two pilot districts project – Lahore and Kasur • 200 non-formal education centers established, imparting education to 5666 learners • 1445 learners mainstreamed into formal education system, 52 learners appeared in PEC examination • Rs. 22.731 million disbursed among 982 brick kiln workers • 1162 Brick Kilns workers registered with NADRA and got CNICs • 247 live stocks of brick kilns workers were provided veterinary services

32. ELIMINATION OF Bonded Labour • Elimination of bonded labor in brick kiln- Phase 2 (From 2012 to 2018 ) • Total cost of the project is Rs. 196.832 million • Four districts project – Gujarat, Faisalabad, Sargodha and Bahawalpur • DCC committee’s notifications issued by 4 districts • Lists of 200 brick kilns prepared, identification of locations for establishment of NFE’s and ALC’s being finalized • Project launched in all four districts • 6000 children of brick kiln family workers to be enrolled in NFEs

33. ELIMINATION OF Bonded Labour Activation of District Vigilance Committees (DVCs) • Provincial Committee to combat Bonded Labour constituted. • Draft Provincial Plan of Action to combat Bonded Labour prepared. • Complaint Cells at District level established. • DVCs re-activated in all Districts • 180 DVCs meetings held over the last 8 months DVC Years

34. Home Based Workers • Draft Punjab Home Based Workers Policy prepared and circulated to the concerned Departments for inputs. • Draft Punjab Home Based Workers Act sent to the Law Department for vetting. • Gender SENSITIZATION • Toolkit Developed on gender responsive labour inspection – Won International Award from ILO. • 2 trainings of functionaries of labour department on this toolkit (50 participants) held • Module Developed on gender responsive budgeting & two training held (48 participant)

35. Child Labour ELIMINATION • 12 rapid assessment study on child labour published by the Child Labour Unit. • 8 training sessions held on identification of “worst forms of child labour” and elimination thereof. • Gaps in the Employment of Children Act identified and draft of Punjab Prohibition of Employment of Children Act prepared in collaboration with ILO. (New Act) • Provincial Committee on Child Labour Established.

36. Child Labour ELIMINATION Combating Worst Form of Child Labour Project in 4 Districts • District Coordination Committees on Child Labour (DCCs-CL) under the Chairmanship of DCOs notified in 4 districts. • Rapid Need Assessment (RNA) Survey to assess worst forms of child labour conducted. • 86 hazardous work environment locations identified by Project staff to establish model workplaces. • Guide to conduct “Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)” and situation analysis survey developed and work started.

37. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY • Occupational Safety & Health Unit functioning under Labour & HR Department. • Hazardous waste management; 15 trainings – 395 participants • 24 Sessions on Occupational Safety & Health held (573 participants) • 6 Health & Safety Risk Assessment carried out. • Literature on OSH distributed to 65 industries/establishment. • Provincial Committee on OSH established under the chairmanship of Minister Labour.

38. TRAINING ON Labour Administration • 08 Trainings held 163 participants • 36 Sessions with 610 participants • 1 seminar with 250 participants

39. Integrated Project: Elimination of Child & BONDED Labour • Target Population: 405,000 • Area: 36 Districts of Punjab • Cost: Rs. 9262.805 M (Estimated) • Duration: 5 years • Implementing Partners: • Labour, Literacy, School Education, Social Welfare, Health, Zakat & Ushr Departments, TEVTA, PVTC, NRSP, PRSP, AKHUWAT, Employers & Employees Organizations, District Governments, NGOs, ILO & EU

40. Integrated Project: Elimination of Child & BONDED Labour Major Components: • Establishment of 7320 Non-Formal Schools for 251000 children engaged in child labour and bonded labour • Establishment of 5960 Adult Literacy cum Skills Training Centers to train 148800 working adolescents • Provision of micro credit to families of child workers and training graduates to start micro enterprises • Baseline / Child Labour Monitoring Survey • Establishment of Model Workplaces • Facilities to get 52500 CNICs for families of child workers • Health Screening & Hygiene Camps for child workers  • Mainstreaming the Children after completion of non-formal education

41. ON LINE FACTORY INSPECTION REPORT Back

42. ILO CONVENTION • C089 - Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 89) • C090 - Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 90) • C096 - Fee-Charging Employment Agencies Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 96) • C098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) • C100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) • C105 - Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105) • C106 - Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957 (No. 106) • C107 - Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957 (No. 107) • C111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) • C116 - Final Articles Revision Convention, 1961 (No. 116) • C118 - Equality of Treatment (Social Security) Convention, 1962 (No. 118) • C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) • C144 - Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144) • C159 - Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159) • C182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) • C185 - Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003 (No. 185) C001 - Hours of Work (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 1) C004 - Night Work (Women) Convention, 1919 (No. 4) C006 - Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 6) C011 - Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 11) C014 - Weekly Rest (Industry) Convention, 1921 (No. 14) C015 - Minimum Age (Trimmers and Stokers) Convention, 1921 (No. 15) C016 - Medical Examination of Young Persons (Sea) Convention, 1921 (No. 16) C018 - Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention, 1925 (No. 18) C019 - Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925 (No. 19) C021 - Inspection of Emigrants Convention, 1926 (No. 21) C022 - Seamen's Articles of Agreement Convention, 1926 (No. 22) C027 - Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929 (No. 27) C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) C032 - Protection against Accidents (Dockers) Convention (Revised), 1932 (No. 32) C041 - Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1934 (No. 41) C045 - Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45) C059 - Minimum Age (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1937 (No. 59) C080 - Final Articles Revision Convention, 1946 (No. 80) C081 - Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) C087 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) Back

43. Health & Safety Risk Assessment • 1. US Apparel, Ferozepur Road, Lahore 2. Comfort Knitwear, Kotlakhpat Lahore3. Unique Training Industry, KotabdulMalikShekhupura • 4. U.S Denim Defence Road Raiwind • 5. Interloop-I , Faisalabad • 6. Interloop-III Riawind Road Back

44. PUNJAB EMPLOYEES SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTION

45. MISSION STATEMENT Provide medical care and cash benefits to employees working in industrial or commercial establishments and their dependants

46. LEGAL STATUS • Established under the West Pakistan Social Security Ordinance 1965. • Operational since March 1, 1967 • Renamed as Provincial Employees’ Social Security Ordinance in 1970.

47. GOVERNING BODY • Minister for Labour Punjab Chairman • Four representatives from Government Members( One each from the Departments of Labour & Human Resource, Finance,Health and industries) • Three representatives from Employers Members • Three representatives from EmployeesMembers • Medical Advisor, PESSIEx – Officio Member • Commissioner Social Security Member/Secretary

48. SECURED WORKERS The Employees of all Industrial/Commercial Establishments having: • Strength of at least 5 employees / workers • Drawing wages up to Rs. 15,000/- per month or Rs. 600/- per day.

49. SECURED WORKERS

50. STAFF STRENGTH