Islamabad: In response to heavy floods in Sindh, ILO has launched “Cash for Work” Project for the flood-affected people in districts of Badin and Mirpurkhas.
Francesco d’Ovidio, Country Director, ILO office for Pakistan while launching the “Cash for Work for Flood Affected People” project stated, “This project will generate employment for the flood affected people”. This employment will help clear the access to villages and healthcare facilities as well as cleaning/restoring the water supply reservoirs in these two worst affected districts. These employment opportunities will be in line with the international labour standards.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) signed the agreement to roll-out project interventions. The ILO’s financial support and technical guidance will help NRSP to offer employment to revitalize flood-affected communities of Badin and Mirpurkhas. The Singing Ceremony was held at ILO Office for Pakistan, and Mr Francesco d’Ovidio, ILO Country Director, and Mr Rashid Bajwa, CEO, NRSP signed the agreement. The project will start immediately.
Mr d’Ovidio also stated that since 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, “ILO has positively responded to various crisis that the country has encountered. The ILO has generated more than 150,000 person day of cash for work, helped restored 100 kilometers of roads, trained 18,000 disaster affected people in new skills, and rehabilitated more than 4000 disaster affected children from child labour”.
The ILO has also submitted a proposal in the UN Flash Appeal under Health Cluster for larger cash for work programme to restore healthcare facilities. At the same time, ILO is approaching other donors to mobilize additional resources to further improve its response to current floods in Sindh province.
The launching ceremony was attended by UN officials, the representatives of NGO’s and media personnel.
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