Srinagar, April 24 -- union Minister for Labour & Employment Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday that a nation that values dignity of its workforce is unstoppable on the path of progress.

He was addressing a gathering in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir after inaugurating a 30-bedded Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital at Ompora. This will be the first ESIC facility in Kashmir that will give a significant boost to healthcare access and social security for workers and their families in the region.

"A country that values its workers' dignity is unstoppable on the path of progress. It is the workforce whose tireless effort takes the nation forward, and the welfare of workers must therefore remain ...