Federal and provincial governments must spring into action to move from ridiculously low minimum wages to decent living wages
-- Karamat Ali, Executive Director, The Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research
According to latest official figures, income of about 60 percent households is less than the official minimum wage of Rs15,000
Khadija Bano, having some experience of working in a factory, struggles to start her own work
Jameela earns Rs75 to Rs100 for filling every 1,000 bags
Ghulam Murtaza waits at Chauburji Chowk every morning, and contemplates the possibility of injury
The memories of that fateful July morning still haunt Shazia
