The founder of the Institute for Labour Rights (The Whistlers). He can be reached at ia72@cornell.edu.
It is time the state recognised its responsibility toward more than 0.5 million workers, and counting, by eliminating all forms of exploitation
The GSP+ arrangement has acted as a “useful instrument” for labour rights promotion in the country
It is time the federal government enacted framework legislation guaranteeing basic labour protections to religious workers
Misclassification deprives platform workers of the right to minimum wage
There is a need for a standalone simplified labour legislation for microenterprises
Equality shall remain an elusive dream for millions of women in Pakistan until discriminatory laws are done away with
Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are essential rights of the worker. The question of union legitimacy in Islamic...
Labour markets worldwide have been severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic
Instead of focusing only on trade union rights, all workplace rights should be measured both in law and practice
Covid-19 can be used as a catalyst to provide social protection to nearly 90 percent of the unprotected labour force in Pakistan
