In a major development aimed at advancing worker welfare and digitisation, the Workers Welfare Board Sindh (WWB) together with Sindh Insurance Limited (SIL) in a ceremony in Karachi led by the Shahid Abdul Salam Tafheem, Sindh Minister for Labour & Human Resources announced the roll-out of the Digital Worker Welfare Card.
The card scheme is designed to benefit approximately 3.4 million industrial workers in Sindh, delivering transparent and hassle free access to welfare services without the need for paperwork, brokers or long queues. Workers’ benefits will now be directly linked to their CNIC, with registration through automatic verification of NADRA and EOBI data significantly simplifying the process.
According to the Minister, eligible workers will now have direct access to a range of welfare benefits including:
• Death grants
• Marriage grants
• Scholarships
• Other support programmes for labour families
Further elevating the initiative, Sindh Insurance Limited under its Takaful framework will provide free accidental health insurance coverage of up to Rs. 700,000 annually for each registered worker valid for use at over 250 hospitals nationwide, entirely on a cash less basis.
In parallel, the Minister announced additional welfare measures: the free distribution of 10,000 electric motorbikes to female workers, provision of sewing machines, rehabilitation of labour welfare colonies, and upgrading of educational institutions for labourer families.
Working and Word from the CEO
Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui, Chief Executive Officer of Sindh Insurance Limited, affirmed:
“At Sindh Insurance Limited we are honoured to partner with the Workers Welfare Board and the Government of Sindh in this landmark initiative. By embracing digital transformation and expanding Takaful-based coverage, we ensure that every registered worker has access to real protection — not just in theory, but in practice. Our mission is to safeguard the health, rights and dignity of the province’s industrial workforce, and this scheme sets a new benchmark in welfare delivery.”
His remarks underpin SIL’s commitment to innovation in social protection and the bridging of welfare access gaps for industrial workers across Sindh.
About Sindh Insurance Limited
Sindh Insurance Limited is a Government of Sindh-owned insurance enterprise, dedicated to delivering inclusive insurance and Takaful solutions across the province, with a focus on vulnerable and under-served populations.
About Workers Welfare Board Sindh
The Workers Welfare Board, Sindh, is the provincial statutory body tasked with promoting the welfare of workers through housing, education, healthcare and financial assistance programmes.
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