MITHI: The deputy commissioner Tharparkar Mohammad Nawaz Sohoo has assured the members of the provincial Committee for Human Rights comprised veteran TV actor Ayub Khoso, Ms Samtra Manjani and others of his full support to provide to the labouring in the brick-kilns at Kaloi and Wago areas of Tharparkar.
Mr Sohoo talking to Friday Times that during the meeting he assured them that all out efforts would be made to provide the all required facilities to those working at different points.
Mr Siohoo said that he had already directed health officers to set up a free medical camp for the medical check-up and treatment of the sick workers in the area.
“It was decided in the meeting to form the committees headed by the deputy commissioner at the district level and the assistant commissioners at the concerned taluka levels, which would include representatives from the police, health, education, labour, industry, social welfare department , which will collect the actual figures of the children working in the brick kilns” he added. He said that members of these committees would also gather the information on the provision of facilities for them. He said that a sincere effort would be to establish a government hospital in Tharparkar district to provide health services to labourers and their families working on brick kilns. He said that the teams of the doctors from Kaloi and Mithi towns were also sent to provide medical aid to the sick people at brick kilns.
The DC said that he and his team members were already engaged in a number of such activities to provide the maximum facilities to the people of the desert region adding he said that they would not allow any person to exploit the poor people.
Mr Sohoo also thanked Mr Ayub Khoso and his team members for visiting the sites and pointed out the issues facing the labourers. Mr Khoso speaking on the occasion hoped that all the basic amenities of life would be provided to the low-paid workers of the kilns. “
We will submit the detailed report with recommendations after meeting more labourers in Umerkot district to Mr Surredar Valasai, the aide of Chief Minister Sindh for Human Rights, who took notice of the media reports and formed the team to visit and report to him,” he added.
