In a tribute to the working class, the Prime Minister
Claims a serious cost-of-living crisis, blamed on volatility in international markets.
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, honouring the working class on the occasion of International Labour Day, on Monday emphasised the need to fulfil workers’ rights by making them shareholders in the system of the global economic economy.
In a tweet, he stated, “While we pay rich tributes to the working classes and celebrate their contributions today, the fact is that the disruption in global markets has led to a severe cost of living crisis.”
As the prime minister put it, “the working people found themselves under tremendous stress” as a result of rising commodities costs.
He went on to say that if the people who made progress possible were denied any of the benefits, the entire structure would collapse.
According to Shehbaz, the global economy still has a fundamental difficulty in ensuring workers’ rights are met and that everyone has a voice as a stakeholder.
