KARACHI: The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) expressing deep concerns regarding threats to journalists in Sindh have included physical attacks, abductions, harassment, and even killings like in the instant case of brutal murder of the senior journalist Jan Muhammad Mahar in Sukkur. These
BY virtue of the 18th Amendment, all labour laws were devolved to the provinces, which then got the authority to amend them or make new laws. They have been doing so but the lack of coordination among them has caused acute differences
KARACHI: The provincial cabinet on Wednesday enhanced the financial compensation for the families of Shaheed and injured police personnel bringing it at par with Punjab and also approved allowance for the policemen deployed in katcha area. The meeting attended by provincial ministers, advisors,
The Sindh government has issued Sindh health insurance cards for the lawyer community and all members of the Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) can benefit from this facility. Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab provided the information to this effect as he
“Pakistan’s Obligations under ILO Conventions 100 and 111” is a publication by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) which discusses Pakistan’s commitments and compliance status under two key International Labour Organization conventions – Equal Remuneration Convention (C100) and Discrimination (Employment and Occupation)
Research conducted by Gallup Pakistan and Policy Research, Innovation, Development and Education (PRIDE) revealed that the highest youth unemployment rate in Sindh is in Karachi at 11.2% and the lowest is 3.4% in Larkana. High rates of youth unemployment are plaguing the
SAILING the seas in fragile boats to earn a day’s living is no easy task. A fishworker, whether in Pakistan or across the border, is exposed to great vulnerability and marginalisation. Fishworkers’ communities live in coastal areas where they are affected by
“Revisiting the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1992” is published by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). It aims to reassess the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act of 1992, which was enacted in Pakistan to address the issue of bonded labor, a