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Pakistan Country Study 2016 Labour Standards in the Garment Supply Chain
Pakistan country study 2016 Labour standards in the garment supply chain Strategic Partnership for Garment Supply Chain Transformation Pakistan country study - Labour standards in the garment supply chain Pakistan Country Study 2016 Labour standards in the garment supply chain Pakistan country study - Labour standards in the garment supply chain 3 Table of Contents Introduction 1. Executive Summary 7 2. General country information 9 2.1. Economic indicators 11 2.2. Social, political & governance indicators 12 2.3. Income and poverty 12 2.4. General human rights situation 13 3. The Garment Industry 14 4. Industrial Relations 17 5. Stakeholders 23 6. Implementation of the Core Labour Standards 29 6.1 Employment is freely chosen 30 6.2 There is no discrimination in employment 31 6.3 No exploitation of child labour 31 6.4 Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining 32 6.5 Payment of a living wage 33 6.6 No excessive working hours 36 6.7 Safe and healthy working conditions 36 6.8 Legally-binding employment relationships 37 7. Recommendations and Good Practices 38 8. Sources 46 List of abbreviations 50 Pakistan country study - Labour standards in the garment supply chain 5 Pakistan country study - Labour standards in the garment supply chain 6 1. Executive summary Strategic Partnership for Garment Supply Chain Transformation Pakistan country study - Labour standards in the garment supply chain 7 1. Executive summary The present country study on Pakistan, has been carried out in December 2016 for CNV Internationaal in the context of the Partnership for Supply Chain Transformation. It is based on desk and original research on the current status of the industry structure, social dialogue, gender-based violence and living wage debates in the apparel industry in Vietnam for use in the first phase of this project. -
Pakistan Country Study 2021 Table of Contents
Pakistan country study 2021 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 4 2. General country information 5 2.1. Socio Economic Indicators 5 2.2. Labour Market 7 2.3. Industrial Relations 8 2.4. Political and Governance Indicators 10 2.5. General human rights situation 11 3. Relevant Stakeholders 13 4. Garment Industry overview 19 5. Implementation of the FWF Code of Labour Practices 26 5.1. Employment is freely chosen 26 6.2. No discrimination in employment 27 6.3 No exploitation of child labour 30 6.4. Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining 31 6.5 Payment of a living wage 33 6.6. No excessive working hours 36 6.7. Safe and healthy working conditions 37 6.8. Legally binding employment relationship 40 Appendix 43 Appendix 1: Pakistan on Global Gender Gap Index 43 Appendix 2: Key Labour Market Indicators (%) 44 Appendix 3: Pakistan on Global Rights Index 46 Appendix 4: A Comparison of Pakistan’s Governance Indicators 47 Appendix 5: ILO Conventions Ratified by Pakistan 48 Appendix 6: List of Stakeholders Consulted 49 Appendix 7: Skills-Based Minimum Wage Levels in the Ready-Made Garment Industry in Punjab 50 Appendix 8: Minimum Wage Rates in Sindh 52 Appendix 9: List of Labour Related Legislations in Pakistan in last 10 years 53 Appendix 10: Pakistan’s International Rankings on Various Indices 57 2 Pakistan country study 2021 List of Tables Table 1: Status of Unionisation in Pakistan Table 2: Sectors Excluded from Unionism as Per Law Table 3: Structure of Pakistan’s Garment Industry Table 4: Pakistan Apparel Exports to the World -
Labor, Democratization and Development in India and Pakistan
LABOR, DEMOCRATIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN In this first comparative study of organized labor in India and Pakistan, the author analyses the impact and role of organized labor in democratization and development. The study provides a unique comparative history of Indian and Pakistani labor politics. It begins in the early twentieth century, when permanent unions first formed in the South Asian Subcontinent. Additionally, it offers an analysis of changes in conditions of work and terms of service in India and Pakistan and of organized labor’s response. The conclusions shed new light on the influence of organized labor in national politics, economic policy, economic welfare and at the workplace. It is demonstrated that the protection of workers has desirable outcomes not only for those workers covered but also for democratic practice and for economic development. Labor organizations that are based on labor rights affect economic per- formance and political practices in desirable ways. Rights-based labor organizations strengthen democratic governments, public investment, and conversion of wealth into wellbeing. Organized workers help to ensure that benefits of growth are shared. Worker solidarity is essential for democracy and development. Christopher Candland is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Co-Director of South Asia Studies at Wellesley College, USA. He has served as an advisor on international labor affairs and trade to Democratic Party leadership in the US House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Trade and to a federal advisory committee reporting to the US Secretary of State. ROUTLEDGE CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIA SERIES PAKISTAN Social and cultural transformations in a Muslim nation Mohammad A. -
Labour Market Profile 2018 Danish Trade Union Development Agency Analytical Unit
Labour Market profile 2018 Danish Trade Union Development Agency Analytical Unit PAKISTAN This profile is an updated report that provides a comprehensive overview of the country’s labour market situation. Danish Trade Union Development Agency Labour Market Profile 2018 PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENT This report is divided in 11 thematic sections: trade The Danish Trade Union Development Agency (DTDA) is unions, employers’ organizations, tripartite structures the Danish trade union council for international (incl. social dialogue), national labour legislation, development co-operation. It was established, under a violations of trade union rights, working conditions, slightly different name, in 1987 by the two largest situation of the workforce (with subsections Danish confederations: the Danish Federation of Trade unemployment, sectoral employment, migration, Unions (LO) and the Danish Confederation of Salaried informal economy, child labour, gender, and youth), Employees and Civil Servants (FTF). The organization education (incl. vocational training), social protection, activities are related to: i) to support democratic general economic performance, and trade. development of the trade union movements in Africa, Additionally, the Appendix presents a list of registered Middle East, Asia and Latin America; and ii) to trade union centres in Morocco; list of collective labour contribute to democratic development in the societies in agreements in force; list approved labour market which the unions operate. related legislations from 2014 to 2017; and status of ratification of International Labour Organization (ILO) This Labour Market Profile is prepared by the DTDA’s Conventions. Analytical Unit in Copenhagen with support from the Sub-Regional Office in the Philippines. In addition, with Estimations are based on data from international our thanks to Mr. -
Analyzing the Labour Issues in Pakistan: a Historical Background of Labour Laws and Labour Unions
Analyzing the Labour Issues in Pakistan: A Historical Background of Labour Laws and Labour Unions YU SHUHONG - MALIK ZIA-UD-DIN Wuhan University, Hubei, China vol. 3, no. 2, 2017 ISSN: 2421-2695 Analyzing the Labour Issues in Pakistan: a historical background of Labour Laws and Labour Unions YU SHUHONG Wuhan University, Hubei, China Professor at School of Law [email protected] MALIK ZIA-UD-DIN Wuhan University, Hubei, China PhD candidate at School of Law [email protected] ABSTRACT The study explores the historical development of labour laws in Pakistan during different military and democratic governments. The paper discusses the constitutional framework, international obligations and ILO conventions with regard to country’s labour laws. However, the substantial focus is on the representation and problems faced by the labour unions, implementation of labour laws, Occupational Health and Safety of Labourers at workplace and low women participation in trade unions. The study reveals that the country has an exhaustive structure of labour legislation but practically, the labour laws are exploitive and discriminatory. Registration of Trans-Provincial establishments is unclear and constitutional right of formation of trade union has been suspended in the provinces. Serious Occupational health and safety issues at workplaces have been witnessed resulting in loss of several precious lives. Women membership is extremely low in trade unions mainly owing to their distrust on union leaders and fear of losing job, and they receive fewer benefits as compared to their male counterparts. The labour laws exclude the agricultural sector- the biggest employment sector in the country- from its scope. Keywords: Labour law in Pakistan; Labour Unions in Pakistan; Historical background YU SHUHONG - MALIK ZIA-UD-DIN, Analyzing the Labour Issues in Pakistan Analyzing the Labour Issues in Pakistan: A Historical Background of Labour Laws and Labour Unions SUMMARY: 1.