BEIJING: “Can you imagine that? Now we can work in one of the top 500 companies at our doorsteps! That’s something,” said Yousuf Karim, who has worked for China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) for over 12 years, receiving plenty of praise for his speech in Chinese during a webinar titled “My Story with CPEC – Workers’ Perspective”.
The webinar, co-hosted by All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), China and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China, was to highlight the role employees played under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Pakistan Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque acknowledged that CPEC, a most prominent and successful flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), laid a sound foundation for boosting Pakistan’s economy and regional connectivity.
Expressing his gratitude to thousands of CPEC workers from China and Pakistan, he mentioned that CPEC showed resilience even during a global pandemic. “Under CPEC, no project has been suspended for construction, and no worker has been laid off,” he added.
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong noted that CPEC has achieved major progress despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and CPEC has played a supporting role in combating the epidemic, stabilizing the economy and ensuring people’s livelihood in Pakistan. – Agencies
