Karachi, June 11: Children working as domestic aides in households are increasingly dying at the hands of their employers and the government should pay urgent attention to their woes. The recommendation has been made in the annual report of Society for the Protection for the Rights of Child (Sparc) published on June 10 for the World Day against Child Labour, which falls on June 12. The report also recommends an extensive national child labour survey be undertaken to gauge the magnitude of the problem in the country. All stakeholders must be involved in designing the survey to ensure that it adequately addresses all aspects of child labour. The last child labour survey was done in 1996 which estimated that around 3.3 million underage labourers worked in Pakistan. Children … [Read more...]
Labour Rights in Pakistan: Expanding Informality & Diminishing Wages
Pakistan Institute of Labour Education & Research (PILER) publishes an annual report on the state of labour rights in Pakistan. Title of 2011 report is “Labour Rights in Pakistan: Expanding Informality & Diminishing Wages”. 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! … [Read more...]
High prevalence of respiratory illnesses in textile workers: study
KARACHI, Dec 27: A recent study shows a high prevalence of various respiratory illnesses and symptoms among textile workers in the city. The study titled ‘Pattern and predictors for respiratory illnesses, symptoms and lung functions among textile workers in Karachi’ was conducted by the Aga Khan University’s (AKU) department of community health sciences in collaboration with the University of Alabama’s School of Public Health. Published in an online foreign journal, the study is a cross-sectional survey of 372 adult men working in spinning and weaving sections of 15 textile mills in Karachi — one each from Korangi/Landhi industrial areas and North Karachi industrial area, two from Federal B. Area’s industrial area, four each from the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate and … [Read more...]
Population, Labour Force and Employment
The Government of Pakistan recently released Economic Survey of Pakistan 2011-12. Economic Survey of Pakistan is a very important report released by Ministry of Finance every year which reviews the economic conditions of the state. The report is divided in different chapters, having key focus on issues like Growth and Stabilization, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Fiscal Development, Money and Credit, Capital Markets, Inflation, Education, Health, Population, Labour Force and Employment, etc. The chapter "Population, Labour Force and Employment" is worth reading because it discusses some labour matters . Read Now … [Read more...]
Population, Labour Force and Employment
Jan 12, 2012: The Government of Pakistan annually releases Economic Survey of Pakistan which indicates government performance over one fiscal year. Besides economic performance, it also review social developments and indicators of Pakistan including Health, Education, Poverty, Population, Labour Force and Employment. Take time to read the State of Population, Labour Force and Employment in 2010-2011. Visit here NOW! … [Read more...]