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...]
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...]