LAKKI MARWAT
The women trainers of a non-government organisation Wednesday complained against the organisation for not paying their salaries despite the lapse of few months.
Addressing a press conference, Zakia Minhas, Aasia Bibi and others said that an organisation known as LNGB (Leave No Girl Behind) affiliated with the Rural Empowerment and Institutional Development (REPID) recruited 24 female coaches, 48 female teachers to train 1600 female students.
They said that the chief executive officer Shah Jahan and district coordinator, Sajjad Khattak signed a formal agreement with them.
They said that the training was at home based as they had arranged rooms at their homes being used as a training centre.
They said that the organisation contracted to pay separate rent of Rs10,000 for each centre.
They complained that after completion of the course they were dismissed and did not pay them dues, salaries, rents and even the students were not awarded the course completion certificates.
They said that the Deputy Commissioner, Iqbal Hussain, was contacted in this regard but he directed them to see the District Social Welfare officer, Jamshed Khattak, who also failed to help them out.
They said that the officials of the organisation ridiculed them whenever they contacted them for their right.
They appealed to the Chief Minister Mahmood Khan to look into the matter and direct the heads of the LNGB and REPID organisations to pay their dues at the earliest.
