Pakistani labour rights ignored: Hydropower workers block Karakoram Highway over unpaid wages

Oct 11, 2025

Protesters said that despite the government's notification fixing the monthly wage for 26 working days at Rs 40,000, they were still being underpaid and...

Activist Shabir Choudhry expresses discontent on UK lawmaker's silence over rights abuses in PoK

Sep 20, 2020

London [UK], September 20 : A political activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Shabir Choudhry has expressed discontent over UK's Labour MP Debbie Abrahams' 'silence'...

To continue availing GSP+ benefits, Pakistan needs to comply with human rights conventions

Oct 30, 2022

Pakistan needs to ensure the implementation of 27 UN conventions relating to human rights, labour rights and climate change for GSP+ benefits.

South Korea passes bill to expand labour rights

Aug 24, 2025

South Korea's major business lobby groups have voiced opposition to the bill, saying that the bill could cause extreme confusion at workplaces and that...

3.3 million Pakistani children threatened by child labour, says UNICEF

Jul 29, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 : About 3.3 million Pakistani children are threatened by child labour that deprives them of their childhood, health and education,...

China exploit 40,000 child workers in cobalt mines of Congo

Jul 18, 2022

Washington [US], July 18 : China was found exploiting 40,000 child workers in cobalt mines of Congo and witnesses testified about the child labour...