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“When the PAHWWA is examined as a whole, it does not live up to expectation as titled and preamble of the act suggests,” Justice Mushir Alam wrote in a judgement. — Online/File ISLAMABAD: The Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010 (PAHWWA) surprisingly in its present form is just another piece of cosmetic legislation that is blinkered in its application, the Supreme Court has regretted. “When the PAHWWA is examined as a whole, it does not live up to expectation as titled and preamble of the act suggests,” Justice Mushir Alam wrote in a judgement on a petiti...

Daily Times July 7, 2021 While upholding Islamabad High Court’s verdict against a decision of Federal Ombudsperson against Harassment Kashmala Tariq on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that sexual intention must be proved in the cases that are proceeded under the Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2010. A three-member bench of the top court comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmad announced a 12-page verdict – a copy of which is available with TLTP – in response to appeal against IHC decision that turned down a petit...

THE Balochistan government seems to be taking steps to improve women’s integration into society and the workforce...

PESHAWAR: The provincial ombudsperson secretariat for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace has set up a pro bono lawyers’ desk for providing free legal aid to complainants and other individuals. The desk includes three women lawyers, who provide required information to the complainants regarding Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2010 and Women’s Property Rights Act, 2019. In addition, the desk also gives information regarding relevant laws, court system and its procedures. According to a press release, the pro bono lawyers have now been facilitating c...

The government can make history by initiating reforms leading to a fairer platform economy in Pakistan The last decade saw a massive growth in the platform economy. According to a 2021 ILO report, online web-based platforms have tripled and taxi and delivery platforms have grown almost ten-fold. Fair-work Foundation estimates the size of the world’s gig economy to be between 14 and 55 million workers, with the upper number increasing to 440 million workers, when country-specific estimates are considered. The gig economy or platform economy is a combination of online/digital marketplaces eng...