For Electricity Workers who have become a victim of fatal accident and become disabled due to electrocution at
work place. At this occasion, the workers and the members of the management of
Distribution Companies and PEPCO along with
the widows and orphans children of the deceased workers
Khurshid Ahmed
General Secretary of the Union paid tribute to the Electricity Distribution Workers who
become victim of more than 250 fatal accidents and far more become permanently disabled every years
and urged the workers to refuse to work in case of absence of Safety
Regulations at work place exercising their basic rights.
Khurshid Ahmed " expressed concern that Pakistan had been named one of the Countries in the
World where workers become victim of high numbers of the fatal and non-fatal
accident in particular Mines, Transport and other Industries due to unsafe
working conditions and lack of absence of Safety Laws and they also become victim of occupational
diseases including in the Textile Industries. That was reason more than 300
workers at Baldia Town Karachi and 52 workers at Chemical Factory Sunder
Industrial Estate Lahore died on account of tragic accidents on same day and
two workers at Balwal Grid Station, two at Muzaffargarh Thermal Power Station and two at D.G.
Kan Electricity Circle became victim of
the tragic accidents in one day. "
Khurshid Ahmed urged the Government and the management to
get respected the enforcement of Safety Regulations in accordance with I.L.O.
Convention No. 81 ratified by the
Government of Pakistan and GSP Agreement with European Union Countries, the lives and health of the workers
are not only a great asset for them and their families, but also to the
Enterprise and a Safe Working Conditions
also raises Productivity.
Qaiser Zaman Chief Executive Officer
LESCO. and Muhammad Saleem Jatt.General Operation PEPCO. speaking on the
occasion, declared that management of LESCO
and PEPCO, had been making
special efforts to prevent accident of
the workers and ensure Safe Working Conditions to the Electricity Workers by
raising Professional Trainings and provisions of Quality Modern Safety
Equipment’s and getting observed SAFETY REGULATIONS STRICTLY and bring to
the book both the management officials and workers who deny the Safety
Regulations.
Secretary Information A.P.W.H.E.W.UNION CBA 0333-4276811
