The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has entered in collaboration with the Labour and Human Resources Department, Government of Sindh. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was inked with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Pakistan, centering around the pivotal theme of Pakistan Labour Academy (PLA) 2024. The
A move aimed to enhance transparency and accountability in wage disbursements. The caretaker Sindh government has issued directives to industrialists, urging them to ensure the online disbursement of salaries for industrial workers, along with the strict implementation of labour rights and relevant
According to a news report, The Sindh Community Foundation (SCF) has launched a literacy and off-season poverty reduction programme targeting women cotton workers, aiming to address their challenging working and socio-economic conditions. The initiative, supported by the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network, seeks
Sindh Statistics 2022, formally known as Development Statistics (DS), provides comprehensive data on Climate, Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry & Livestock, Mining & Quarrying, Manufacturing, Electricity, Gas, Population, Labour Force, Public Finance, Banking & Financial Institutions, Transport & Communication, Housing, Public Sector Education, Public
On December 14, 2023, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) initiated the National Trafficking in Person (TIP) Hotline, enabling the reporting of human trafficking complaints. Complaints against traffickers can be registered by dialing 111-247-786. They would be sent to police stations concerned across
In Karachi, recent policy evaluations of five major commercial banks reveal disconcerting inadequacies in their commitments to critical areas such as climate change, human rights, gender equality, and labor rights. Remarkably, none of these banks openly divulges policies on nature and tax
ARTICLE 38(e) of the Constitution requires the state to promote the social and economic well-being of the people by “reduc[ing] disparity in the income and earnings of individuals, including persons in the various classes of the service of Pakistan”. Allergic to equality,
Prominent labour leaders in Sindh recently complained to the caretaker chief minister of the province about non-compliance with labour laws by some employers. In response, the CM asked the secretary labour to carry out inspections of all factories in Sindh and prosecute
The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued directives to the government on Nov 29, 2023 regarding the tragic blaze that engulfed a commercial building on Karachi’s Rashid Minhas road, instructing the initiation of criminal proceedings against implicated officials should solid evidence surface.
The European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) have published a joint report on GSP on 21st Nov 2023, which assesses the progress of eight GSP+ beneficiary countries, including Pakistan, in the effective implementation of the 27 international core conventions