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Introduction
Workers Welfare Board was established under
Section 11(A) of the Workers Welfare Funds Ordinance,
1971 in order to provide residential and educational facilities
as well as other welfare measures including Jehez Fund
for the marriage of the daughters of workers, merit scholarships
to deserving children of industrial labor, distribution
of sewing machines and bicycles. The main functions of
the Board are:
Construction of residential colonies/houses/flats
for the industrial labor.
Construction of schools for the children of industrial
labor.
Construction of dispensaries/poly-clinics and creation
of medical wards/centers in big hospitals of the Province
like Kidney Center, Burn Trauma/Head Injury Center
etc.
Provision of drinking water supply schemes for Mine
Workers at Buner, Haripur and Abbottabad.
Education/Scholarship opportunities to workers’
children.
Jehez Fund for the marriage of daughters of workers.
Distribution of sewing machines and bicycles
A Directorate of Education was also established by
NWFP Workers Welfare Board in March 2000. A Workers
Children Education Board is also providing free educational
facilities/scholarships to the children of industrial
labor.
