The Global Social Network
Thar Foundation celebrated International Women’s day with Sindh Commission on Status of Women (SCSW) together with Thari working women, on Sunday.
A delegation of SCSW visited Thar Foundation projects on women empowerment in Block-2 of Islamkot today. While addressing to women employees of SECMC, Chairperson of SCSW Ms. Nuzhat Shirin has siad that Thari women are most resilient.
The event was attended by women engineers, Women dump truck drivers, women operating RO Plants and running a catering business. Addressing the women group, SCSW Chairperson Ms. Nuzhat Shirin said that she is amazed to see women’s participation in the industry.
“We’ve witnessed women working on dump trucks, operating RO Plants and mining coal deposits and above all, they are being technically trained in the industry to earn a decent wage at par with men,” she said.
“Thar Foundation’s model has to be replicated across Sindh and SCSW will work together with Thar Foundation to train women for industry jobs,” she said.
SCSW Chairperson further added that apart from doing conventional jobs, women need to be trained in new areas.
Source: https://onlineindus.com/english/Thar-Foundation-celebrated-Internat...
South Asia Investor Review
Investor Information Blog
Haq's Musings
Riaz Haq's Current Affairs Blog
Samsung is seeing strong demand for its locally assembled Galaxy S24 smartphones and tablets in Pakistan, according to Bloomberg. The company said it is struggling to meet demand. Pakistan’s mobile phone industry produced 21 million handsets while its smartphone imports surged over 100% in the last fiscal year, according to …
ContinuePosted by Riaz Haq on April 26, 2024 at 7:09pm
Pakistani student enrollment in America's institutions of higher learning rose 16% last year, outpacing the record 12% growth in the number of international students hosted by the country. This puts Pakistan among eight sources in the top 20 countries with the largest increases in US enrollment. India saw the biggest increase at 35%, followed by Ghana 32%, Bangladesh and…
ContinuePosted by Riaz Haq on April 1, 2024 at 5:00pm
© 2024 Created by Riaz Haq. Powered by
You need to be a member of PakAlumni Worldwide: The Global Social Network to add comments!
Join PakAlumni Worldwide: The Global Social Network