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Labour Laws

  • A step in the wrong direction

    A step in the wrong direction

    Will abolishing inspection of factories in Punjab add to the ease of doing business?

  • Empowered by a business

    Empowered by a business

    Khadija Bano, having some experience of working in a factory, struggles to start her own work

  • Stay safe & healthy

    Stay safe & healthy

    Five years after silicosis-related deaths, Punjab passes law on occupational health and safety. Implementation remains the concern as always

  • Mining deaths

    Mining deaths

    Despite having elaborate laws, statutes and covenants to deal with issues of occupational safety, Pakistani labourers risk their lives by working in...

  • Law’s precarious spaces

    Law’s precarious spaces

    The case of striking workers of a clothing brand show how laws are moulded to erode labour rights

  • Suffering in silence

    Suffering in silence

    The existing set of labour laws ignores majority of workers in informal sector

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