Monday, May 2, 2022

NLA President demands due respect for librarians

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi 
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

The President of the National Library Association (NLA), Syed Muzaffar Ali Shah, in his message on Labour Day (May 1), has urged the authorities to accord due respect to the working librarians. 

“The librarians play a pivotal role in educational, social and economic institutions but sadly neither the government functionaries nor the private sector recognize their efforts or services. It’s a pity that many institutions acquire the services of qualified and educated librarians without compensating them adequately,” he pointed out.

“On the occasion of the Labour Day, when the rights of the working class of people is highlighted, let me take this opportunity to invite the attention of the concerned authorities towards the cause of doing justice with the librarians who are being under-paid by their respective employers,” the NLA President appealed.

“The librarians deserve to be paid in accordance with their qualification and experience. They should not be treated unjustly any more. The NLA will continue to raise its voice for the cause of the librarians at all forums,” he asserted.

The statement of the NLA President should be a music to the ears of the librarians' community because he seems to have taken up an issue which was not brought to light by any other organization or even an individual in the past.

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