Labour rights activists call for implementation of minimum wages
Karachi
December 17, 2020
Speakers at a moot on Wednesday stressed the need for a strong labour movement for the implementation of the labour laws at the time when deepening recession and the Covid-19 outbreak had created huge problems for workers.
The moot, titled âDialogue program â Minimum wages and its implementationâ, was hosted by the National Trade Union Federation (NTUF) at a local hotel and attended by representatives of workers, trade unions and the provincial labour department.
The session was moderated by Home-Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF) general secretary Zehra Khan.
Minimum Wages Board Chairman and Additional Secretary Labour Dr Zahid Hussain said that after the 18th constitutional amendment, an improvement could be observed in the labour laws. He added that many new labour-related laws were enacted in Sindh and the province was far ahead of other provinces regarding the la
KARACHI: To mark International Human Rights Day, a webinar on ‘Prisoners of contention speaking of issues and rights of Indo-Pak prisoners’ was held here on Thursday.
The event was organised by the Pakistan India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) in collaboration with several non-government organisations, including the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF), Edhi Foundation, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Legal Aid Society, Pakistan, Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (Piler) and Aman ki Asha.
Most of the Indian citizens in Pakistan’s prisons and Pakistani citizens in Indian prisons are innocent captives of circumstances, destiny as well as the historical contention between India and Pakistan. They become victims of tense relations and do not get released and repatriated on the day of completing their sentences.
Activists call for case against PSM management
Activists call for case against PSM management
PPI
December 10, 2020
PSM needs to pay off billions in dues to the SSGC before gas pressure to the steel mills is restored. PHOTO: REUTERS
Human and labour rights organisation urged the Sindh government on Wednesday to book the management of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) for violating the Sindh Covid-19 Emergency Relief Ordinance, 2020, nearly two weeks after the industrial complex sacked over 4,500 employees.
In a joint statement, the rights organisations also moved the labour court to prevent the PSM from further layoffs during the pandemic, while at the same time calling for the Sindh government to approach the labour court on the matter.