Sindh forms committee to monitor industrial safety measures
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KARACHI: Sindh Government constituted 6-member committee to ensure safety measures in factories.
Sindh Home Secretary will be chairman of committee with secretaries of labour, environment, climate change and coastal development, industries, law and parliamentary affairs, Commissioner Karachi, D.G. Sindh Building Control Authority as members.
Government committee will compile list of all factories in Karachi, government said. "It will prepare standard operating procedures (SOPs) and enforce them according to laws.
Committee will take steps to ensure public hygiene and safety measures. "It will revisit existing laws pertaining to installation, operation and registration of factories," government said. Safety measures will be tightened in all factories of Karachi under orders of Sindh High Court.
Sindh High Court while hearing Baldia factory fire implementation case summoned progress report from Chief Secretary of Sindh with regard to safety measures in factories and implementation of labour laws.
"Regretfully several factories are lacking firefighting equipment," court observed. "There are 4,000 registered factories according to labour department report. There are contradictory reports from labour and industries departments," Chief Ssecretary said. "According to K-electric report power utility has given 32,000 industrial connections," he said.
"It means most of factories are unregistered. These industrial concerns should be registered forthwith," Justice Agha said in his remarks. "City's factories should be inspected again and issued certificates. Secretary Labour will be responsible of any incident after issuance of certificate," court warned. "It is responsibility of state to monitor factories and provide protection to employees," court observed.
"We have seriously tackled matter, hoping Sindh government will also treat it seriously," judge remarked.
Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 28 2023
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