In what is considered one of the most ambitious and equity-driven public sector projects in Pakistan’s recent history, the Workers Welfare Board Sindh (WWBS) has launched a province-wide initiative to distribute 10,000 electric motorcycles — entirely free of cost — to female industrial workers across Sindh.

This initiative seeks to address the ongoing transportation difficulties encountered by women in the industrial sector, representing a major step forward in social inclusion, while also acting as an environmentally sustainable and economically strategic approach.

This is more than a welfare initiative — it serves as a structural enabler for women’s engagement in the workforce, cost efficiency, and dignity in mobility, it is access, not just transportation.

Empowerment, equity, and access

The programme targets women aged 20 to 45 who are employed in registered industrial establishments and are registered under EOBI or SESSI. A 20 percent quota is........

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