Monthly Archives: October 2018

Unification and Reform of Labour Laws, Must for Ensuring Conducive Environment for Women Workers

ISLAMABAD, October 25, 2018: There is an immediate need to review the existing labour laws, unify them, and make them consistent with Pakistan’s constitutional and international obligations and provide guarantees to workers, particularly women. This was recommended in the first-ever Gender Audit of Pakistan’s Labour Laws, shared in a ceremony here, today. The gender audit…

Women Workers Seek Improved Enforcement of Labour Laws in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, October 18, 2018: Women Action for Better Workplaces (WAction), a project of Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability (TDEA), shared the findings of its Monitoring of Workplace Report in a convention here on Thursday that speaks about the dismal situation of enforcement of Labour laws in Pakistan. According to these findings, 52 percent of…