FAQs related to workers welfare fund (WWF)
Q: 1. Who is the main beneficiary of the Workers Welfare Fund (WWF)?
Ans: The main beneficiary of WWF is an industrial worker not, an Overseas Pakistani.
Q: 2. What is the mandate of the Workers Welfare Fund?
Ans: WWF is providing services for registered industrial workers of those industrial establishments which are contributing to WWF as per WWF Ordinance, 1971 and Companies Profit (Workers Participation) Act, 1968.
Q: 3: What is the official link of the website of WWF?
Q: 4. What are the objectives of WWF?
Ans: The main objective of WWF is to finance the following:
a) Projects for the establishment of housing estates or construction of houses for the industrial workers.
b) Other measures for the welfare of workers are as follows:
- Education - Free of cost up to Secondary Level
- Scholarships - Post Secondary Level
- Marriage grants
- Death grants etc.
Q: 5. What is the eligibility criteria for scholarship and welfare grants?
Ans: Eligibility criteria of all the welfare schemes are available in the “Policies” menu.
http://wwf.gov.pk/Detail/MmFkODE1ZjEtMTMxYi00N2U1LWJlYjQtMTA0ZWQxYzVmMzRi
Q: 6. Where are the application forms available on the website for scholarship and welfare measures?
Ans: Application forms are available in the “Downloads” menu
Q: 7. Where is the detail of the address of WWF and the Contact list of officers of WWF?
Ans: Detail of WWF Employees is available on the website in the “Contact us” menu.
http://wwf.gov.pk/Detail/Zjk0OGQ2NTgtZGVlZi00NmFiLWFiNzgtNDg5YThkOTQ0OWU0
Q: 8. Any official link of the Management Information System for the registration of workers for their claims?
Ans: WWF is developing a Management Information System (MIS) for submission and processing of claims of workers and their children which will be available soon.