Pakistan’s labour force of 76 million is one of the ten largest in the world. Nearly 90 percent of this workforce is part of the informal economy, contributing $180 billion…
In its manifesto of 2018, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf had pledged several initiatives in order to increase economic opportunities for women. Recognising that the World Economic Forum had ranked Pakistan second-to-worst globally…
The article focuses on the state of labour rights as assessed through newly released Labour Force Survey 2018 (launched in January 2019). Under GSP+, Pakistan is required to protect and promote fundamental labour rights. The article gives an overview of the state of labour rights during the first five years of GSP+(2014-18) and recommends focus on implementation and collection of relevant data. The article is quite relevant since no article or study has been published so far to analyse the labour rights in the country after 5 years of GSP+.
The article was published on 4 April 2018 by the The Express Tribune. After the 18th Constitutional Amendment, parliament stopped enacting legislation on labour matters as it was argued that the subject…
The article was published on 10 March 2018 by the The Express Tribune. My article in today’s Daily Times explains the Universal Periodic Review process. Pakistan had its human rights record assessed on…
The article was published on 3 August 2017 by the The Express Tribune. More than 150 countries of the world are celebrating World Breastfeeding Week from first to seventh August. This year’s…
The article was published on 14 March 2016 by the DAWN. The government must also pursue proactive measures for increased representation of women in active labour force. THE IMF estimates that closing the gender…