The main theme of the Plan is to provide a strategy to promote rehabilitation child care and child education. The achievement of this goal cannot be made possible unless there is a will and partnership on the part of parents and community vis-h-vis the government. Parents should have the conviction that the future of their children can be protected by collective efforts. Society should realize that children have a place it schools and not at workplaces. They have a right to their childhood that should not be impaired in any case. Childhood becomes enjoyable in the process of learning and is painful when it is subjected to hazards, abuse and exploitation. The state has obligation to ensure that its sanctity is not violated. It is in this spirit and belief that the Action Plan and the … [Read more...]
Labour Protection Policy 2006
FOREWORD The Challenge Pakistan’s enterprises face formidable competition in international and regional markets, thereby creating a need to be increasingly cost efficient and price and quality competitive. At the same time, Pakistan seeks to improve working conditions and the environment in which work takes place, thereby requiring its enterprises to give greater attention to labour protection issues. Employers seek greater flexibility in the nation’s labour markets as a means to reduce unit labour costs and improve their competitive situations. Workers seek greater rewards for their productive efforts through improved working conditions, a safer working environment and better social security arrangements, all of which have the potential to raise labour costs and reduce the … [Read more...]
An Analysis of Labour Policy 2010
Labour policy is a time-bound blueprint formulated by the state in consultations with other stakeholders that defines broader principles and guidelines related to the world of work and workers' rights. A labour policy, in its essence, affirms economic, social and political rights guaranteed to all citizens by the country's constitution and the international covenants and ILO conventions. It suggests a concrete road map to legislative reforms. Labour Policy 2010 announced on 1 May was noted by analysts as grossly deficient on all accounts. It fell short of a policy document, lacking in research and insights on ground realities and ignorant of the government's own past and current initiatives. Constitutional experts raised the question of its validity after the abolition of the concurrent … [Read more...]
Brief on Labour Inspection Policy, 2006
The specific objectives of the Labour Inspection Policy (LIP) are: Introduction of a range of innovative approaches to labour inspection that are flexible, transparent, fair, and impartial; Encouraging extension of labour protection services to persons engaged in informal economy activities; Promotion of effective labour inspection as a means of dispute prevention and conflict reduction within enterprises; Encouraging and supporting the involvement of the private sector in the provision of a range of inspection services; Developing the capacity of labour inspectorates to assist in their transformation to modern, efficient, effective, and respected institutions; and Developing the capacity of workers, employers, and their respective organizations to adjust to the new … [Read more...]
Brief on Labour Protection Policy, 2006
The Labour Protection Policy (LPP), 2006, consistent with and emanating from the Labour Policy of 2002, covers five main areas: • Basic rights, such as the right to join a trade union and bargain collectively, equal treatment and non-discrimination, and absence of forced labour and child labour; • Working conditions, including minimum wage and above minimum wage issues, allowances and benefits, hours of work, overtime, rest breaks, leave arrangements, including annual leave, sick leave, and special leave issues, and job security provisions; • Working environment, including protection against occupational health and safety hazards as well as illness; • Social security, including protection against the effects of economic and social hardships, resulting from reduction in … [Read more...]