The article was published on 16 October 2017 by the DAWN. The Global Slavery Index 2016 estimated the number of modern slavery victims in Pakistan as 2.134m (1.13pc of the total population). In terms…
While CPEC will definitely create employment opportunities for millions of workers, it is the State’s responsibility to make this work ‘decent’ and free of all kinds of exploitation. Foresight is…
The article was published on 18 September 2017 by the DAWN. Another version of this article was published by the News on Sunday. My piece on workers' rights under CPEC was published today in…
The article was published on 3 August 2017 by the The Express Tribune. More than 150 countries of the world are celebrating World Breastfeeding Week from first to seventh August. This year’s…
The article was published on 22 July 2018 by the The News. Another version of this article was published by the Dawn. Of the 207 million population, as determined by the 2017…
The article was published on 1 July 2017 by the The Express Tribune. There are more than 20 laws in Pakistan which deal with different dimensions of child labour. However, they lack coherence. And…
The article was published on 30 April 2017 by the DAWN. Threats to GSP+ status for Pakistan and data on compliance with core labour standards. While there are fears Pakistan may lose its…
While you would hear many proclaiming that Pakistan may lose the GSP+ status once the next EU review report is published at the start of 2018, you may like to…
This article brings forward new data on occupational accidents and suggests reforms in legal and administrative regime which can help in decreasing the number of such incidents (examples are Bladia…
The article was published on 13 June 2016 by the DAWN. In Pakistan, 3.7m minors between the ages of 10 and 17 years are involved in child labour. The federal and provincial governments need…
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