Religion and Labour Rights
You can read the Islamic Labour Code here There are nearly two billion Muslims in the world, one-fourth of the total world population. In 57 members of the Organization of…
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November 16, 2020
Measuring decent work
Composite indicators or performance indices are quite popular in current times for assessing the performance of various countries. The popularity owes itself to their simplicity in providing a summary picture…
October 11, 2020
Advocacy / Employment and Unemployment / Other Working Conditions / Social Protection and Pension / The News
Protection of rights and development
One hundred and ninety three states decided in September 2015 to adopt a set of 17 goals to end poverty and ensure decent work as part of the Sustainable Development…
June 1, 2020
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Addressing the labour market crisis
As of April 15, the Covid-19 pandemic has infected almost 2,000,984 people in 185 countries, resulting in more than 128,000 deaths. Pakistan had its first two confirmed cases on February…
April 29, 2020
Maternity protection in Pakistan
More than 100 years ago, the International Labor Organization adopted the Maternity Protection Convention 1919 (No 3) suggesting 12 weeks of paid maternity leave, free healthcare during and after pregnancy,…
February 10, 2020
2018 elections — labour and manifestos
While many would argue that political party manifestos are merely aspirational documents with a litany of vague promises and loft rhetoric, it is also a fact that political parties seek the mandate to run the country (or a province) based on the agenda and programs they plan to launch once voted into power.
July 25, 2018
CPEC and workers’ rights
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…
October 1, 2017
Is GSP+ status under threat?
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…
April 30, 2017
Gender equality and economic violence
Violence against women is endemic — it is found in the form of physical, psychological and sexual violence. Pakistan now has laws on these forms of violence in the shape of Pakistan Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, The Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Act, The Women in Distress and Detention Fund Act and, most recently, the Punjab Government’s Protection of Women Against Violence Act, 2016.
March 26, 2016