Director General of Labour Sindh

Mr. Akhtar Ali Qureshi

Director General

DIRECTORATE GENERAL LABOUR SINDH

The Directorate General of Labour, Sindh was established on 01.07.1970. Initially, the Directorate comprised of the Weights & Measures, the Manpower and Training, the Inspectorate of Mines, the Mines Welfare Organization, the Dock Labour Safety and the Workers Welfare Board. Further on, in the year 1978, the Weights and Measures Wing was taken away from the Directorate of Labour and it was merged with the Bureau of Supply & Prices. In the year 1980, the Directorate of Labour was further bifurcated and it was left with Labour and Dock Labour Safety only.

Functions of Directorate General Labour Sindh

• Maintenance of Industrial Peace.
• Registration of Factories
• Registration of Trade Unions, determination of Collective Bargaining Agents and conciliation in case of industrial disputes.
• Implementation of Labour Laws in industrial and commercial establishments in Sindh
• Adjudication of individual claims under the Sindh Workers Compensation Act and Sindh Payment of Wages Act.
• Collection of statistical data to prepare labour force situation report periodically.
• Training and advisory services for employers, employees, trade unionists, in occupational and safety & health through occupational and safety health centres.

Organogram of Directorate General Labour Sindh

Powers & Functions of Its Officers & Employees

• Regional Directors Labour (Shops, West & Hyd)
• Joint Directors Labour (HQs, East, South, Central , Sukkur, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, Mirpurkhas, Joint Director Labour, OSH (Hyd, Zone -I and Zone-II)
• Deputy Directors Labour (Trade Union, Admin, HQs, Compensation & Medical , Technical and OSH)
• Law Officer
• Assistant Directors Labour (Inspection, Conciliation & Trade Union)
• Technical And Medical Inspectors
• Labour Officers. (Inspection)
• Labour Inspectors (Shops & Establishment)
• Research & Statistical Wing (Statistical Officers, Research Officers & Survey Officers)

Norms And Criteria Set By It For The Discharge Of Daily Functions

The Standard norms and criteria are followed for the discharge of daily function;

• Legal Compliance
• Code of Conduct
• Professionalism
• Confidentially and Data Privacy
• Financial Responsibility
• Communication and Transparency
• Conflict Resolution 

Statement of Categories of Information Under Control

• Registration of Factories
• Registration of Shops & Commercial Establishments
• Registration of Trade Unions

Facilities Available with Public Body for Obtaining Information 

Public Information can be obtained either by submitting an application to the department as enshrined in the information act or through the official website.

Description of Decision-Making Process

Each and every matter/case is examined by the section concerned and submitted through a proper channel to the respective competent authority for decision in the light of relevant Laws/rules/policy.

Laws, Acts & Ordinances Pertaining to the Directorate General Labour

1. The Sindh Industrial Relations Act, 2013.
2. The Sindh Companies Profits (Workers Participation) Act, 2015
3. The Sindh Workers Compensation Act, 2015.
4. The Sindh Minimum Wages Act, 2015.
5. The Sindh Terms Of Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 2015.
6. The Sindh Factories Act 2015.
7. The Sindh Shops & Commercial Establishment Act, 2015.
8. Sindh Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 2015
9. The Sindh Payment of Wages Act, 2015
10. The Sindh Prohibition of Employment of Children Act, 2017
11. The Sindh Occupational Safety & Health Act, 2017
12. The Sindh Home Based Workers Act, 2018
13. The Sindh Women Agricultural Workers’ Act, 2019
14. The Industrial Statistics Act, 1942

Public Information Officer

Muhammad Danish Abro

Statistical Officer (BPS-16)

Contact: 021-99202608

Address

Barrack No. 86, Sindh Secretariat IV-B, Court Road, Karachi.