The demand was raised by the KBP President Chaudhry Nisar while speaking at a gathering of female farm workers convened to mark the International Women's Day here on Friday.
Chaudhry Nisar said that millions of females work side by side their male counterparts in the farms but they are not even paid half of the payment as received by the male farm workers. Similarly, women are paid very low in other rural activities without any other incentive.
He urged the government to also fix minimum wages and eight hours a day duty time for female farm workers. Similarly, he said that Social Security, Employees Old Age benefit Scheme, pension and free treatment should also be given to these workers. Compensation in case of any accident should also cover the farm workers, KBP chief added. Chaudhry Nisar announced that the KBP would soon prepare a "charter of demand" and submit to the government, NGOs and international organizations to improve the situation of female farm workers.