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Workers’ rights: Labourers win two-decade long battle
ISLAMABAD, May 18th: The Supreme Court on May 16 directed Fauji Fertilizer, a military-owned company, to reinstate 112 labourers sacked 22 years ago, and also pay them their outstanding dues. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry rejected the company’s appeal and ruled that the labourers were unfairly … Continue Reading
ETPB refuses to pay wages to temporary workers
LAHORE, May 18: Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) authorities have ordered withholding the salaries of more than 300 work-charged employees declaring their credentials dubious, Dawn has learnt. The appointment of these employees, a majority of them Shahdara residents, was made before the May 11 elections in back dates, it was learnt on May … Continue Reading
A tale of two tragedies
May 17: September 11, 2012 – over 1,000 workers reported for duty at Karachi’s Baldia garment factory, most for the last time in their lives. Till today, we are unclear over how many of them were there at the start of the day and how many were burnt alive in the tragic inferno, charred and unrecognisable bodies continuing to be unearthed days … Continue Reading
Youth, labourers pin hopes on PML-N
ISLAMABAD, May 17: With Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) emerging as the largest party, all set to form a government within a few days, the youth and poor have elevated expectations of the new government. Residents of the federal capital, particularly poor and unemployed youth are keeping a close eye on any new development in the country … Continue Reading
TMA workers demand salaries
KARAK, May 16: Employees of Karak tehsil municipal administration have demanded release of their salaries. The former president of the municipal employees union Azam Khan and general secretary Akbar Ali Khan told this scribe on May 15 the staff had not been paid salary of April as the TMA was facing financial crunch. They said that they were … Continue Reading
Labour Watch Newsletter
E-newsletters and Alerts are compilation of labour issues that confront the labour movement and the working men and women in Pakistan.
Read now the latest E-Newsletter# 10 on the "Employees' Old-Age Benefits Institution". The previous e-newsletter# 9 was on the “The State of Domestic Workers in Pakistan"
The latest Alert of Labour Watch Pakistan highlights the situation of Malir District where livelihoods of many families have been affected. Earlier around 80 per cent of the land was under cultivation which has has now been reduced to 10 per cent only. Mr Shahid Shah reviews the alarming situation in detail. Read now the latest alert!
Recommended Reading “Expanding Informality & Diminishing Wages”
Pakistan Institute of Labour Education & Research (PILER) publishes an annual report on the state of labour rights in Pakistan.
The 2011 report provides insight on the growing informal economy in Pakistan, legislative changes and developments, economic review, labour force participation, employment structure, labour struggles, the flood 2010 and its impact on vulnerable population and livelihoods. The report also carries special articles in Section two of the report highlighting key labour challenges in Pakistan. Read Now!
