Workers Welfare Board

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.