Workers' Right
Benz Factory Blast: A cover-up in broad daylight
Workers who barely escaped with their lives are busy erecting a brick wall around the Lahore Benz Factory less than a day since the blast.
Is the Punjab Mazdoor Card really a game-changer for minimum wage...
The PMC may in fact benefit smaller merchants & not minimum wage earners.
40% of educated women jobless: PIDE
40% of women with graduate/undergraduate degrees are jobless: Research by PIDE
Employers challenge Rs 25000 minimum wage in SHC, PILER terms move...
A group of employers have challenged Rs 25,000 minimum wage for unskilled workers in Sindh High Court
Families demand inquiry into killing of Shangla coal miners
Victims' families have demanded they be compensated the same as relatives of the 11 Hazara coal miners gunned down by militants early this year
Global brands rob one-third of wages of Pak workers in COVID:...
Jul 12: In a damning report on the exploitation of garment workers by major global apparel brands, the Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) revealed that workers in Pakistan had faced the highest ‘wage theft’ - that of 29 per cent in the Asian garment industry during the COVID pandemic.
Protecting those Invisible Workers
While the battle for workers’ rights continues, even though it is late, the new law passed for the Islamabad territory is a step in the right direction.
Bill bars domestic workers below 16 years of age in Islamabad
May 20th, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; Minors below the age of 16 years have been barred from being employed as domestic helpers and household servants in the federal capital, according to Islamabad Capital Territory Domestic Worker Bill 2021 passed by the National Assembly on May 18.
Rs20,000 minimum wage based on 14% hike in inflation: official
May 6th, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; The Punjab government has announced raising minimum monthly wage to 20,000 but labour rights activists point out that lack of implementation mechanism has left out millions of workers being paid the bare minimum under the law.