LAHORE: Despite spending Rs114.308 million, the Punjab Labour and Human Resource Department (PL&HRD) has failed to strengthen the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards. To strength OSH standards in Punjab, PL&HRD had introduced the project “Capacity development of industry to promote compliance with labour standards” in 2014 with a total cost of Rs114.308 million with a gestation period of December 2014-June 2019. The evaluation findings by DGME showed that the project was not well-designed as it had an ambitious scope and was not appropriately executed. Most of the Labour Department officials were unaware of the project, and they were reluctant to involve in any project activity. “We have conducted all the training sessions and also have the records of their attendance.

Source: Pakistan Today March 04, 2020 17:15 UTC