A healthcare centre for brick kiln women may have far reaching effects in a country where population planning is very much needed
The recent ordinance on child labour at brick kilns needs some amendments to bring it in line with ILO conventions
A brick kiln in Lahore’s outskirts is a portrait of abject poverty, where the workers are denied education and health facilities -- and hope
The few laws on bonded labour that exist remain to be implemented
Peshgi system and less than minimum wages promote bonded labour more than anything else
Regulatory authorities are geared toward ensuring efficiency and transparency of brick kilns but fail to address human rights concerns
Brick kiln workers face mental and physical torture which often goes unreported
Registration of brick kilns is a serious issue neglected by the government
Focusing attention on the instance of bonded labour in the kilns despite a host of decisions by the superior courts against it
