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PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

FRIDAY, THE 03^RD NOVEMBER, 2017

Business to be brought forward before the Legislature on Friday, the 03^rd November, 2017 at 10.00 a.m.

I.       (A)     RECITATION FROM THE HOLY QUR’AN.

(B)     NAAT SHAREEF.

II.      QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

            (Labour Department)

III.      CALL ATTENTION NOTICES:

1.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 10 OF 2017;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. NUSRAT BANO SEHER ABBASI, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Prisons, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that the shameful incident of pregnancy of four women prisoners at Larkana Prison had been reported a month ago. What measures have been taken by the Government to bring the culprits to justice in this regard?

2.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 06 OF 2017;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY ENGINEER SABIR HUSSAIN KAIMKHANI, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Education & Literacy, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that the  Khalid Memorial Boy’s High School, American Quarters in my Constituency, which is under construction. As a result education of hundreds of School Children is at stake. When construction of such school will be completed?

3.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 13 OF 2017;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY SYED AMEER HYDER SHAH SHEERAZI, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Agriculture, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that Sugar Mills in Sindh have not started crushing due to which farmers are suffering losses. What steps have been taken in this regard by the Government?

4.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 11 OF 2017;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. WAQAR HUSSAIN SHAH, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Local Government, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that in Qayyumabad District Korangi illegal encroachment in the graveyard and fields by the land grabbers. What steps taken by the department in this regard?

5.  CALL ATTENTION NOTICE NO. 14 OF 2017;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MS. SORATH, MPA: Will the Honourable Minister for Women Development, Sindh may please to give answer/statement that Provincial Commission regarding violence against women was to be established but the same has not been materialized, reasons thereof?

IV.     LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

VIII.  ANY OTHER BUSINESS WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR.

KARACHI, THE                                                                     G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

02^ND NOVEMBER, 2017                                                             SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

Summary of Proceedings

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

LABOUR DEPARTMENT

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

FRIDAY THE 03^RD NOVEMBER, 2017

*3702. MS. NAILA MUNIR: Will the Minister for Labour be pleased to state:-

According to facts and figures number of children below the age of 14 years at present compelled to work forcibly in the province, details thereof?

 ANSWER

SYED NASIR HUSSAIN SHAH, Minister for Labour:

At present, Directorate of Labour, Sindh does not possess any authentic data on Child Labour. However, “Child Labour Survey” is being conducted throughout Sindh with technical assistance of UNICEF and data of survey will be available after its completion.

 *3729. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Labour be pleased to state:-

District-wise number of factories, mills and industries running in the province including number of employees working in each on regular/daily wages basis?

 ANSWER

SYED NASIR HUSSAIN SHAH, Minister for Labour:

The Directorate of Labour, Sindh does not maintain administratively controlled district-wise data, rather it has its own administrative setup that is division/region. On the basis of these division/region, the data is as below:-

*4576. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Labour be pleased to state:-

(a)      Is it a fact that workers colony constructed for workers in Thatta is looking forward for its occupants for last 20 years, 2 rooms consisting quarters are being destroyed slowly and miscreants have stolen main steel gate, shutter, sanitary and electricity fixtures;

(b)       If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the reasons thereof alongwith steps taken by the department in this regard?

 ANSWER

SYED NASIR HUSSAIN SHAH, Minister for Labour:

    (a)      It is submitted that the workers colony at Thatta was completed in year 2000. Thereafter was allotted to the industrial workers of Thatta. It is occupied by the industrial workers.

    (b)      Not applicable.

 *6644. MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR: Will the Minister for Labour be pleased to state:-

District-wise number of new health institutes of Labour Department established as well as up-graded in the Province during 2015-16 alongwith amount spent for it?

 ANSWER

SYED NASIR HUSSAIN SHAH, Minister for Labour:

No new health institute has been established as well as upgraded in the province during the year, 2015-16, hence no amount has been spent.

 *6673. MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR: Will the Minister for Labour be pleased to state:-

District-wise number of new schools/institutes of Labour Department opened in the Province during 2015-16 as well as amount spent in this regard?

 ANSWER

SYED NASIR HUSSAIN SHAH, Minister for Labour:

          No new schools/institutes have been opened in the province during the year 2015-16.

Karachi:-                                                       G. M. Umar Farooq

the 02^nd Nov., 2017                                                Secretary

                                                                 Provincial Assembly of Sindh.