Pakistan was granted the GSP+ status by the European Union in December 2013. Thus, its terms have been applicable since January 2014. It has been eight and a half years.…
The article focuses on the state of labour rights as assessed through newly released Labour Force Survey 2018 (launched in January 2019). Under GSP+, Pakistan is required to protect and promote fundamental labour rights. The article gives an overview of the state of labour rights during the first five years of GSP+(2014-18) and recommends focus on implementation and collection of relevant data. The article is quite relevant since no article or study has been published so far to analyse the labour rights in the country after 5 years of GSP+.
My article in today’s Express Tribune on GSP+ analyses the scheme and threats for withdrawal of preferential treatment by EU. No serious failure has been identified by the ILO in…
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…
The government of Punjab enacted a new ordinance titled "Punjab Prohibition of Child Labor at Brick Kilns Ordinance 2016" in January 2016 prohibiting employment of children (under the age of…
