PRESS RELEASE
13TH NOVEMBER 2018
SESSI-SITE
ASSOCIATION COORDINATION
COMMITTEE
FORMED
“Sindh Employees Social Security Institution
(SESSI) and SITE Association of Industry have agreed to form a Coordination Committee
to take care of SESSI related issues faced by the industrial workers in SITE
industrial area. The Committee will comprise representatives of SESSI,
SITE-East Directorate and SITE Association of Industry.”
This was stated by Director SESSI (SITE-East
Directorate) Mr.Muhammad Naveed, while addressing members of SITE Association at
the SITE Association’s office. He was accompanied by Deputy Director Syed Ather
Hussain.
Director SESSI informed that SESSI as an
institution is endeavoring to provide every possible medical facility to the registered
industrial workers and believes in passing more & more benefits to them
through mutual understanding. Replying to a question about issuance of notices
to industries for payment of SESSI dues, he said that no such notice was issued
from SESSI, SITE-East Directorate. Instead industries are informed about
minimum and maximum wages required for payment of SESSI contribution.
Answering to another question about checking
number of workers in the industry, Mr.Naveed said that there is no alternative to
find out correct number of workers in an industry but to check factory record. Under
self-assessment scheme, industries are given two years exemption from audit of
which, the industrialists should take advantage. Some members raised questions
about poor standard of services at the Valika Hospital.
Earlier, welcoming the Chief Guest, Chairman of
EOBI, SESSI & Labour Committee Tauseef Ahmed briefed the Director SESSI
about the problems faced by industrial workers related to medical treatment and
expressed the hope that SESSI will take steps to improve medical facilities at
its hospitals and resolve all issues with mutual consultation.
Saleem Parekh, President, SITE Association, while speaking on the occasion, demanded to
restore nomination of SITE Association in SESSI Governing Body and take the
industrialists onboard so that issues are resolved through mutual consultation.
He stressed the need to work jointly to improve the medical facilities at
Valika Hospital. He suggested to register new units under SESSI to increase
contribution collection instead of passing on entire burden on existing
registered industries.
Ex-Chairman SITE Younus Bashir also spoke on the occasion and stated that due
to increasing cost of production, the industrial units are being converted into
warehouses which is dangerous for the economic progress. He mentioned that
nominations were invited from different trade bodies but only one
representative from Korangi Industrial Area was included in the Governing Body.
Funds deposited by industrialists in SESSI and EOBI should not be treated as
tax because these are “Contributions” and as such, no collection target should
be set for these contributions.
Senior Vice President Ahsan Arshad Ayub, Chairman
Law & Order Committee Abdul Hadi, Chairman, APTPMA Arif Lakhani, Executive
Committee Members Harris Shakoor and Farhan Ashrafi and representatives of
Member industries attended the meeting in large number.
Dr.Syed Azhar Ibne Hasan
Secretary General
13-Nov-2018
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