Today is World Day Against Child Labour. Launched in 2002 by the International Labour Organisation (ILO),World Day Against Child Labour is intended to highlight the plight of child workers and serve as a catalyst for change. It is an opportunity for companies to examine their processes and explore what they can do to ensure that . . . →Read More:Putting an end to child labor
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One out of every two working women reported facing pressure from within the family,according to a survey of textile industry workers conducted by the Social Policy Development Institute (SPDI). Preliminary findings of the survey showed that a significant number of women employed in the textile sector lack support from their households and also perceive . . . →Read More:Female workforce:One of every two women faces opposition from family  One comment  Public Gripes,Speaker's Corner  Area 14/8,Canadian International Development Agency,Female workforce:One of every two women faces opposition from family,International Labour Organisation,LO programme officer Rabia Razzaque,Social Policy Development Institute,Trade Development Authority of Pakistan. Muhammad Irshad was born a slave. The only change in Irshad’s life has been the owners he was shuffled between;a change of chains. He was hardly six when he started ploughing fields for a landlord in Jehlum district along with his father and other siblings. But he lost this company soon after turning 12 . . . →Read More:Child labour in Pakistan:Chains of slavery | |||
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