Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of Workers Welfare Fund

Abstract

This study conducts the poverty and social impact analysis of the workers welfare fund (WWF) program across Pakistan. It finds that colossal documentation, delayed free disbursement, and distance of school from home are the main hurdles in the way of education. New housing schemes are moving at a slower pace with compromised quality, and repair work is not being done on a regular basis. Sanitation and sewerage issues in labour colonies are creating health and environmental hazard. Discrimination in health care facilities and rent-seeking is very obvious. There is a detailed process review of WWF that borrows advice from such programs in other parts of the world. It is important to note that after the 18th constitutional amendment, labour market reforms are now responsibilities of provincial governments. However we explain that such a transition is painstakingly slow.

Keywords: Education, Conditional cash transfers, Gender balance