A seminar held in Karachi on World Labour Day highlighted ongoing disputes over the death toll from the 2015 heatwave, with speakers arguing that official figures significantly understate the human impact, particularly on low-income and working-class communities. Read More: 64 die due to heatstroke in Karachi The event, organised by the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education […]
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Court upholds pension rights for workers with 14.5 years service
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has upheld the rights of workers to receive pension under the Employees’ Old-Age Benefits Act, ruling that employees with fourteen-and-a-half years or more of insurable service are entitled to benefits. The judgement reaffirmed the “rounding-off” principle in the 1976 law, which treats periods of six months or more as […]
Amnesty report reveals deep-rooted abuse of women garment workers
Women continue to face severe challenges in workplaces across South Asia, and Pakistan’s garment sector is no exception. A new Amnesty International report, Stitched Up, exposes widespread harassment, intimidation and repression affecting female workers in the textile industry. Read More: AI threatens women’s jobs three times more than men’s, says UN The garment sector is a trillion-dollar […]