Two Day Workshop on Finalizing the Implementation Modalities For

Two day Workshop on finalizing the Implementation modalities for

Home Based workers Policy/Law in Sindh

29-30 June 2016 Hotel Marriot, Karachi

Organized By: HomeNet Pakistan

List of Acronyms

HBWWCA Home base women worker association center

HNP HomeNet Pakistan

SWD Social welfare department WDD Women development department SESSI Sind employees social security institution PESSI Punjab employees social security institution DOL Department of labor BMST Business Management Skill Training CMST Community Management Skill Training DoL Department of labour WDD Women development department SWD Social welfare department LG Local Government PPP Pakistan People’s Party PMLN Pakistan Muslim League (nawaz) PMLQ Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam ) PSD Punjab skill development SIRA Sindh Industrial Relation Authority DoL Department of Labour LHRD Labour and Human Resource Department DDoL District Department of Labour PCSW Provincial Commission on the status of women OSH Occupational, Safety and Health NCSW National Commission on the status of women WEP Women Empowerment Package HBW Homebased worker DW Domestic Worker

Rationale of the Workshop HomeNet Pakistan is directly involved in the advocacy and lobbying with the parliamentarians and government departments for mainstreaming of the HBWs issues. With the support from UN women and ILO in post devolution scenario the LHRD had been engaged in the HBWs policy process at the provincial level. The finalization of the HBWs policy in Sindh and the processes adopted had been shared with the parliamentarians and relevant stakeholders including the employer’s federations, workers representatives and HBWs organizations time and again and their advice, recommendations sought during the project period, and also as a continuous process of advocacy by HNP.

Since 2013 LHRD Sindh have shown commitment on the HBWs issues and had desired to have more consultative session on developing a better understanding on the HBWs issues and giving it a concrete shape by brining in the policy and law and implementation it with full zeal. HomeNet Pakistan with the support of ILO and LHRD Sindh is organizing a two day activity for developing implementation mechanism for the protection of HBWs.

Main Objectives of the Two Day Workshop:

The main objective was to bring the HBWs legislative draft into practical implementation plan through holding this two day consultative workshop with LHRD officials, Workers and employers representatives to finalize the implementation mechanism for HBWs legislative draft.

The purpose of the workshop was to engage relevant stakeholders in tripartite consultative process to finalize implementation plan for HBWs in Sindh. The representatives from Labour and Human Resource, Women Development, Social Welfare, Local government and planning and development departments, Pakistan workers and employers’ federations, representatives from 7 district action committees, home based workers , domestic workers , Agri workers and fishery workers along with relevant key line departments and stakeholders participated in the workshop.

Methodology Adopted:

The two day workshop was organized in collaboration with ILO and Labour and Human resource Department Sindh. The two day workshop methodology were mix of sessions using different tools like PowerPoint presentations, documentaries, plenary, group work,

The workshop was consist of sessions on Informal sector , dialogue on the Importance of the HBWs in Economy , PowerPoint presentation on the present processes , Successes models from Asia , discussion in Plenary on HBWs Draft Bill , Group work and Question/Answer Session.

Target Group: 1- Department of Labour 2- Pakistan workers federation 3- Employers federation of Pakistan

4- Line departments (Women development, Planning and development, Local government, social welfare, finance department, Special Initiatives department, Provincial Bureau of statistics) 5- Representatives of District Action committees from Hyderabad, Thatta, Sanghar, Sukkur, NawabShah, Dadu and Mithi) 6- HBWs organizations, Federations, Unions representatives, NTUF, Fisher folk forum. 7- CSO (PILER, Aurat Foundation, SPO, TRDP, LEF, SAFCO, WDO,) 8- Representatives of Agri and Fishery Unions.

Expected Outcomes:

1. Increased knowledge of 40 stakeholders (LHRD, Workers representatives, Employers) on Informal sector issues specifically HBWs issues. 2. Increased knowledge on initiatives for HBWs and draft legislation. 3. Final draft of the Implementation plan for protection of HBWs in Sindh. 4. Consensus among the tripartite bodies for protecting the HBWs and other workers in the Informal Economy 5. Establishment of the “Directorate of the Informal Economy” within the LHRD.

Results: 1. Draft implementation plan for the protection of HBWs at the provincial level. 2. Agreement on the Establishment of “Directorate/Unit of the Informal Economy” within the LHRD.

Day 01, Wednesday 29 July, 2016

Inaugural of the Workshop

The Two Day on finalizing the Implementation modalities for Home Based workers Policy/Law in Sindh was started by welcome note by representative fromHomeNet Pakistan.

The workshop was formally started with the recitation of the Holy Quran by Mr. Abdul Ghaffar Sherani from DAC Hyderabad, there was round of introduction in which the participants introduced with their names, designations and departments.

Ume Laila Azhar Executive Director HomeNet Pakistan presented key note address to the participants, she said that the main purpose of the workshop was to engage relevant stakeholders in tripartite consultative process to finalize implementation plan for HBWs in Sindh. We are looking forward towards productive output from all stakeholders; the final implementation plan of HBWs policy would be shared with LHRD Sindh.

The workshop proceeded by following the agenda:

Session I

Title: Importance of the Informal economy and situation in Pakistan

Chair: Dr Mustafa Suhag

Moderator: Ume Laila Azhar

Speakers

 HNP/HBWs

 DWs Union Representatives

 Mr. Waqar Memon from Pakistan Workers Federation

 Mr. Ayoub Shaan from Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum

Concluded by:Mr. Habib ud Din Junedi Convener Sindh Solidarity Committee The session I was about the importance of Informal economy and situation in Pakistan, it was categorized into different informal sectors and speakers were representatives from HomeBased, Domestic, Agri and Fishery Workers shared their issues.

i) Home Based Workers:

Home Based Worker Leader HomeNet Pakistan from Baldiya Town Karachi highlights the issues and ways of organizing home based workers, She said HBWs are facing issues of low wages, extreme poverty and bad governance issues; they don’t have access towards markets, we are living under hardships but no policy or laws look into this. There are no specific schemes for us, not a single mechanism of ascertaining wages, no complaint mechanism, and no health security has ensured by Government for us”

She further added that HomeNet Pakistan supported us and formed our groups through organizing and mobilizing strategy. We the workers have resolved our issues related to bad governance in our areas, still a large number of workers don’t have access towards their basic legal rights and other opportunities, we urge Government of Sindh for speedy approval of policy.

ii) Domestic Workers

There are approximately 8.5 million domestic workers in Pakistan, most of them women, they also include a large number of boys and girls, domestic workers were a significant portion of the informal 5

economy. These workers remain unregulated, are not covered by labour laws…are also vulnerable to all kinds of exploitation.

HomeNet Pakistan in collaboration of The Plan International Pakistan in year 2011, helped domestic workers of Islamabad and Rawalpindi last year to set up first of its kind union in Pakistan. “HomeNet Pakistan worked for over two years with the workers to convince them to form a union/association.

Later on, in this year 2015 another component of Domestic Workers was added up to organize Domestic Workers and to push up the advocacy process of policy practice & implementation at provincial level in Punjab and Sindh including Lahore and Karachi, HomeNet Pakistan conducted baseline survey, for this HNP team developed questionnaire around the basic issues of Domestic workers related to their Household, socio-economic status, wages, discrimination they have faced during their work, capacity building for providing them alternative skills, and issues faced on basis of religion. 200 women Domestic Workers responded as per questions asked in database.

A DW leader Kalsoon from Itehad Town Karachi said “Each domestic worker employed in the house, whether a child or a good old’ massi ji, that it’s very clear to them that they are less of a human being and that it is ok to treat them differently. We pay them to work of course and give them leftover food but they cannot sit with us or eat in our dishes. I asked my mother this question and she said “beta because they are dirty.” She further added that “Majority of DWs women are not receiving any financial aid from Government announced packages for women empowerment including BISP, Women empowerment schemes announced for the women socio-economic development etc. In many areas of Karachi, hundreds of Technical & Vocational education centers for women artisans are not functional”. The issues are also related to the interfaith harmony, low confidence, harassment, low wages etc.Thus it is a dire need to demand policy formulation for domestic workers in Sindh.

iii) Agriculture Workers

Mr. WaqarMemon Chairman Pakistan Workers Federation highlighted the issues of agriculture workers in Sindh; he recommended making amendments in laws for social security of agri- workers. He also stressed the fact that occupational health and safety laws needs to be extend to the Agriculture workers. The union of the agri workers present on the occasion shared how the union is working in developing the bargaining skills of the workers. He demanded there is needed to make amendments in other labour laws like amendments made in SIRA for agri-workers. Karachi: Mr. Waqar Memon highlighting the issues of Agri-Workers in Sindh

iv) Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum

Mr. Ayoub Shaan from Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum demanded to formulate laws for social protection of fishery workers in Sindh. More than 40 lac workers are working in the fishery sector.

The main issue is of the health and economic protection. The women from the fishery sector are now leaving the sector due to low wage and shifting to home base work and domestic Karachi: Mr. Ayoub sharing situational analysis work. of fishery workers in Sindh

Q/A Session In /Q/A session, the participants were asked questions related to formulation of domestic workers policy, Dr. Mustafa Suhag appreciated HNP’s efforts to bring forward the issues of DWs that is usually ignored. He said that till women do not get their rights and are not oppressed, this country cannot go forward and that developed countries have reached their place only by giving their women equality. He, too, said that the base is to recognize DWs as labours. He said that it is sad that in DWs are not even defined in any law. This consultation is a beginning of the process. This meeting wouldn’t change DWs lives overnight but this marks as the start of a process that will get DWs the rights they are entitled to. The issues will first be highlighted, then it will be taken to governmental level, then to employers’ level, and when unions raise the issue of DWs it will become one united voice for the rights of DWs. When the government then gets to the issue, it will be seen in the context of the country and the provinces but he assured that once it comes on the agenda of the government, things will move towards the solution, he further assured that Sindh government will soon notify the task force for formulation of DW policy in Sindh.

Conclusion of Session I

The session I was concluded by Mr. Habib ud Din JunediConvener Sindh Solidarity Committee

Mr. Habib ud Din Junedi Convener Sindh Solidarity Committee concluded the session I, he said that after 18thamendments, it is now important to formulate laws for informal sector workers, there is need to allocate budget for HBWs policy implementation after approval of policy.

Karachi: Mr. Junedi Convener Sindh Solidarity Committee concluding the session I

Session II

ILO commitments on Informal Economy and Global Trends  R 204-2015  ILC 2016 on Global supply chains  Q & A/Comments

Chaired by: Mr. Ghulam Nabi Memon Joint Director LHRD Sindh

Moderator: Ume Laila Azhar

Speakers

 Ms. Ume Laila Azhar Executive Director HomeNet Pakistan

 Mr. Karamat Executive Director PILER

Concluded by: Dr Mustafa Suhaag Director Labour

Ms. Ume Laila Azhar, in session II said that by keeping in view the new global emerging trends in the informal economy and the transition from the Informal sector to the Informal economy in the year 2015 ILO has adopted a Formal definition of Informal economy making it exclusive. According to the definition of ILO recommendation 204-2015 “All economic activities by workers and economic units that are – in law or in practice – not covered or insufficiently covered by formal arrangements. The commitment and goal of the ILO is to promote “Decent Work” along the entire continuum from the informal to the formal end of the economy in development-oriented, Karachi: Ume Laila Azhar sharing views on R-204 poverty reduction-focused and gender- equitable ways. Therefore, it becomes imperative that the informal economy and the workers contributing in the informal economy need to be protected under one mechanism. Sindh Industrial relation Act has included Agriculture and fishery workers and they have formed unions now. Likewise HBWs and Domestic worker need to be included in the SIRA and brought under social protection regime. Stating example of India, she said that State government of India have introduced smart cards for the “unorganized sector workers” covering their social protection needs. 88% of India’s populations work in unorganized sector. The scheme would be launched in phases and in the initial phase target is to issue 10 crore UWIN cards. It will be a chip based card and 40 crore workers would get benefit. She urged the need to replicate the same in Pakistan and Sindh could pilot the scheme because the environment for

informal workers is more conducive .She said that this workshop would pave a way for the establishing a “Directorate/Unit of Informal workers” within the Province in order to register the workers in the informal economy , predominantly HBWs, DWs Agri, fishery workers in future. ILC 2016 on Global supply chains

Mr. Karamat Ali Executive Director PILER said every workers matter in global supply chain process. All conventions of ILO are based on ground realities, the self employed or informal workers are large in numbers in Pakistan including Sindh, there are 8000 unions are currently registered in Pakistan having membership of 400,000 workers which is relatively low as compared to other developing countries, he urged that Government must announce policy of HBWs which is being delayed from a long time. Karachi: Mr. Karamat ED PILER sharing views in workshop day 01

Q/A Session

The floor was open for questions and discussion where the labour officers mainly discussed the procedure of implementation of the policy.

Mr. Ghualm Nabi Memon Joint Director Labour Sindh responded that The Labour Department has identified three time frames for the implementation of the policy and to bring HBWs within the social protection mechanism: short, mid and long term. In short term, the aim is to recognize HBWs as workers, they be registered, and they be given social security. In midterm, HBWs be given access to vocational training institutes. Taking care of their health will also comprise a large part of midterm plan, in which since most of HBWs are women health would largely deal with maternity health protection. The midterm plan would also include inclusion of housing or marriage grants for HBWs and whatever laws are made are women friendly. In long term, HBWs will be given micro credit facilities for marketing in local and international markets and advisory services. There will be inclusion of HBWs in existing laws and ratification of ILO Convention 177; it was recommended that another workshop will be organized by HomeNet Pakistan where labour officers perform a day long activity to map out the implementation of HBWs policy.

Conclusion of session II: Dr Mustafa Suhaag Director Labour concluded the session and said that a according to the policy draft, the social security benefits must be ensured for the workers including women & the law must be implemented at all work places without any gender discrimination. He said that HomeNet Pakistan’s contribution is remarkable in policy advocacy of homebased workers in Pakistan he Karachi: Dr Mustafa concluding the session added. 9

Session III

Protection and regulation of HBWs  Protection Mechanism for HBWs in Sindh

Chair: Mr. Karamat Executive Director PILER Moderator: Ume Laila Azhar Speakers Mr. Ghulam Nabi Memon Joint Director LHRD Sindh Concluded by: Mr. U R Usmani from Employers Federation of Pakistan

Protection Mechanism for HBWs in Sindh Mr. Ghulam Nabi Memon Joint Director LHRD Sindh has shared updates on social protection mechanism for HBWs in Sindh; he added that Government of Sindh has taken lead in new policy formulation by keeping in view the issues of homebased workers regarding their social security issues. He shared that Labor Department Sindh have formulated provincial policy for occupational, safety and health Policy and law in Sindh. The draft has been sent to the cabinet for review & approval. Sindh Labour department have amended 12 laws over the past few months ensuring protection of workers. We are very keen on taking the HBWs law further and the data collection of HBWs workers in Karachi: Mr. Ghulfam Nabi Memon sharing view on HBWs other districts. policy Sindh Provincial Implementation Plan for Home Based workers Guiding principles HBWs The Government of Sindh recognizes its constitutional obligations and is inspired and guided by the principles as enshrined in the relevant articles of the constitution in formulation of this policy. • Gender Equality and Non-discrimination • Elimination of Exploitation ,abuse and harassment • Empowerment of women • Social and economic well-being of the People • Freedom of association • Elimination of child labour

Goal of the Provincial HBWs Policy Sindh The goal of the policy is to recognize and accept the rights of the HBWs through legislative and administrative actions; accord legal equality; focus on their needs, concerns and demands through an institutional approach at all levels. The Government of Sindh shall recognize that HBWs as a special category of workers¸ and distinct from domestic workers, that includes: a) Person who works within the home boundaries, or in any other premises of his / her choice, but excluding the premises of the employer’s or contractor’s workplace; b) a person who works at home for remuneration or monetary returns; c) a person who is self-employed or does piece-rate, own-account, or contract work, which results in a product or services as specified by the employer / contractor.

Plans of HBWs policy Sindh

Short Term Medium Term Long Term

Recognition of HBWs as “Workers” Skill Development Trainings to HBWs through Setting up Micro Credit, STEVTA and other Vocational Training marketing and Advisory Registration of HBWs with labour Institutes for establishing their own businesses. Services for the HBWs at department, Social security the district level institutions EOBI and Workers Specific reference to Maternity Protection along Welfare Board with the other schemes. Access to local and international markets Identification of categories of HBWs Creating space for HBWs in the future planning through data collection and legislation of the provinces in context of New legislation for HBWs urban housing schemes, infra structure, women and amendment in existing Identification/registration of friendly laws etc labour laws. employers/contractor Ensure Ratification of ILO Determination of fair / minimum Convention 177. wages for HBWs across Province

Session III was concluded by Mr. U R Usmani from Employers Federation of Pakistan Mr. UR Usmnai from Employers Federation of Pakistan supported the protection mechanism as planned for the HBWs. He said that” law for HBWs needs to be implemented in full spirit so that every single home based worker is protected and is not left behind”. Sindh government can adopt the gild mechanism and bring all the left out HBWs in the ambit, the law Karachi: Mr. UR Usmani speaking at the can be piloted and then extended to all provinces; Usmani said. occasion

Session IV

Chalking out of the Provincial Implementation plan

Facilitator: Mr. Ghulam Nabi Memon Joint Director LHRD Sindh In this session, the participants were divided into three groups and below were the questions asked in groups, a group was composed of 8-10 people from diversified departments

Karachi: Highlights of Group Work

Facilitators ‘ Note

What HOW Who Challenges Solutions

Questions to generate How will it be Who will take lead What challenges What are the discussion : what ensured at the district in ensuring the do you see in the solutions in your needs to be done to level, provincial implementation? proposed plan of view ? ensure the level? Which other Who would be action ? implementation of departments & included? Who are Who are the key HBWs as registered stakeholders you the Important and Challenges at the players in workers ? think needs to be key stakeholders? grass root level, addressing the involved? provincial level challenges ? What can be done other and organizational than as proposed in the What specific support level? law? they can provide in the implementation? From which Steps to be taken at : quarters do you see Which existing the challenges ? Micro schemes can be linked to HBWs ? Mezzo What new schemes Macro level can be introduced?

The recommendations from Group I was presented by Sana Rubab from PILER: 1. Keeping in view the growing informal sector, diversified configuration and paradigm of the Informal Economy; and the recent amendments in the Sindh Industrial relation act (SIRA) it was strongly recommended that there is need to establish “Directorate for Informal workers” for registration of Informal workers including HBWs in Sindh. 2. The policy for HBWs in Sindh must be approved from the Cabinet on immediate basis and implementation of the legislation to be ensured. 3. Prioritize the adoption of the Policy on Home Based Workers and ensure its proper implementation so as to guarantee women access to social security benefits; and, take measures to ensure that the correspondent policy is adopted at the provincial level. 4. Department of Labour and human Karachi: Ms. Sana Rubab sharing recommendations on behalf Resource –Sindh ; needs to chalk out and of group I finalize the implementation plan for the finalization of HBWs legislative draft based on the recommendations from the two day workshop in a smaller close group of experts ensuring the tripartite presence. 5. There is need to allocate budget for HBWs policy implementation after approval of policy.

The recommendations’ from Group II were presented by Mr. Makhdom Taufeeq: 1. The establishment of provincial ombudsman for monitoring of labour laws mechanism, complaints for compliances and effective policy implementation of HBWs must be ensured. 2. Provisions for the registration of home base workers and contractors should be devised and implemented by the LHRD in order to improve work structure and to make the workers’ voice heard.

3. Ensure adoption and inclusion of the ILO Karachi: Mr. Taufeeq presenting recommendations on recommendation 204 R (2015) with regard to behalf of group II extending the labour regime to the workers of the informal sector. 4. Government of Sindh must notify task force to formulate policy for domestic workers. 5. Formulate policies for the social protection of fishery workers in Sindh by keeping in view the huge number of fishery workers. 13

The Group III Recommendations were presented by Ms. Shehla Rizwan HBW leader and Mr. Ayoub Shaan from Pakistan Fisher folk forum:

1. LHRD with the support of organizations working for Home based workers need to initiate awareness programs facilitating the process of forming small groups, syndicate, 2. Unions or cooperatives for solution of their problems and provision of the social protection benefits to them. 3. Establishment of “One window operation”; an independent institution, instead of many social security institutions, which can provide social security benefits to all the workers effectively. 4. LHRD in collaboration with the VTIs and other related departments should develop a comprehensive plan for the capacity development of women in the informal sector, focusing HBWs and Domestic workers , contractors, middle persons . 5. The issues related to disaster and other human crisis needs to be readdressed for informal workers. 6. LHRD in collaboration with women development and health department and Home Net Pakistan should initiate awareness raising sessions on occupational and safety for the women in the informal economy focusing women home based,domestic, fisheries and agriculture . 7. There is need to recruit women labour inspectors and initiate programs for capacity building of labour inspectors in Sindh. Enhance quota in the PCS positions of labour inspectors at provincial and district level. 8. There is a need to strengthen institutional capacities for the generation and use of social protection statistics for effective policy planning for informal sector. 9. A unified and UNIVERSAL Social Security Scheme must be designed to not only address the contingencies but also include measures to remove /reduce the scope of contingencies. Karachi: Ms. Shehla Rizwan and Mr. Ayoub Shaan sharing The SSS must be designed in such a recommendations of group III way to insure the “get back’ from the corporate, rather than extracting from people further. 10. Provisions for the establishment of “Sindh Social protection Authority” through law ; should be explored on the lines of the Punjab Province .

The members from 7 districts including Sukkur, Mithi, Dadu, Hyderabad, Sanghar,Thatta and Shaheed Benazir-a-bad City along with other relevant stakeholders chalked out implementation on plans for HBWs in Sindh. They demanded approval of HBWs policy; they purposed Government to initiate pilot projects for social security and registration of HBWs. Law for the home based workers should include issuance of the exclusive social security cards for the workers . The establishment of provincial ombudsman for monitoring of labour laws mechanism and effective policy implementation of HBWs must be ensured; the participants demanded.

Closing of Day 01 The day 01 was closed after the group presentations; Ms. Ume Laila Azhar concluded the last session and shared overall recommendations generated from the group work.

Group Photo A group photo of the present participants was captured before the aftaar dinner.

Karachi: Group Photo of the participants

Day 02, 30 June 2016

Recap of Day 01

The day 02 was started with the recitation of the Holy Quran, The recap session was divided into four parts; each participant has shared the recap of one session. 1. Mr. Abdul Ghaffar Sherani DAC Coordinator Hyderabad shared the recap of session I 2. Mr. Ayoub Shaan from Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum recapped the II session 3. Ms. Shakeela Asgar Social Mobilizer form NOW Communities shared the recap of session III 4. Ms. Sana Rubab from PLIER shared the recap of session IV

Recap Session is in progress

Proceedings of Day 02

Mr.Abdul Rasheed Solongi Secretary Labour Sindh started the day 02 with formal key note, he said that policy of HBWs has been finalized and sent to the cabinet for approval. We are hopeful that Sindh would take lead approving the HBWs policy. He further added that this workshop would surely serve the purpose in bringing more clarity to the LHRD in the implementation of the HBWs legislation and setting up a district based mechanism. Government of Sindh is Karachi: Mr.Abdul Rasheed Solongi Secretary Labour Sindh presenting key note committed to take women the day 02 on day 02 empowerment through ensuring concrete steps; this would further ensure Economic empowerment of home based workers. Session V

Chair : Mr. Karamat Ali Executive Director PILER Moderator: Dr. Mustafa Suhaag Director Labour Sindh Speakers:  Mr. Saghir Bukhari from ILO  Ms. Ume Laila Azhar Executive Director HomeNet Pakistan  Mr. Ghalam Nabi Memon Joint Director Labour Sindh Concluded by: Senator Taj Haider

Protection and regulation of Informal Economy  ILC 2015-2016 on Informal economy and global supply chain  Successful models in Asia

Mr. Saghir Bukhari from ILO joined the session via Skype Call; he said that ILO along with other UN agencies is very keen on taking the HBWs policy implementation forward to the next step. He said that HBWs are found in the supply chains. ILO is committed towards workers decent work protection and that include the home based workers and other informal workers .Bukhari said that Homeworkers produce goods and services for both global and domesticsupply chains from within and around their homes. Home-workers are a sub-set of “home-based workers” who also include self-employed workers who buy their own raw materials and supplies and sell their own finished goods, mainly to local customers and buyers.

Home-based workers represent a significant share of employment in some countries, particularly for women, and especially in Asia. Under the most common sub-contracting arrangement, the home workers provide the workplace, pay for utilities, and buy/rent and maintain their own equipments.

Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains

• Homeworkers produce goods for global supply chains from within or around their own homes: stitching garments and weaving textiles; stitching shoe-uppers and footballs; producing craft products; processing and preparing food items; rolling incense sticks, cigarettes and cigars; assembling or packaging electronics, automobile parts, and pharmaceutical products; and more. • Although they remain largely invisible, homeworkers are engaged in many branches of industry— old and new—and represent a significant share of employment in global supply chains, especially in Asia. • To cut costs and maximize profits, many firms outsource production to homeworkers, especially women. • Advances in technology have facilitated this outsourcing of production to homeworkers. Homework in its modern form is therefore driven in large part by the purchasing practices of firms, and is facilitated by changes in trade and technology. • Outsourcing of work to homeworkers, and the associated downloading of costs and risks to these workers, is therefore inextricably linked to recent shifts in how global production is organized.

How are homeworkers inserted into supply chains?

• Homeworkers produce goods and services for both global and domestic supply chains from within and around their homes. • Under the most common sub-contracting arrangement, the homeworkers provide the workplace, pay for utilities, and buy/rent and maintain their own equipment.

Legal Protection

• There is a global standard — ILO Convention 177 on Homework, 1996 — which has been ratified by ten countries. Argentina, Germany and Thailand have passed legislation specific to homeworkers. Other countries, including Brazil, Peru and South Africa, have not ratified the Convention, but have incorporated homeworkers into legislation regulating labour relations. Homeworkers have also been included through supply chain legislation. • South Australia’s Fair Work Act, that regulates the entire supply chain in the textile, footwear and clothing industries, was amended in 2012 to include homeworkers. However, the implementation and enforcement of legislation to protect homeworkers is limited, even where countries have ratified C 177.

Successful models in Asia Ms. Ume Laila Azhar presented the successful models in Asia; she said that The UN CSO adopted a vision statement in June 2013

“An equitable and sustainable world where every person is safe, resilient, lives well and enjoys their human rights, and where political and economic systems deliver well being for all people within the limits of our planet’s resources.”

Current social protection structures and policies Hong Kong • Setting up of statutory Minimum Wage in 2011 is a major improvement of social protection in HK especially for the working poor. The first SMW rate was 3.6 $ per hour in 2011 (28 HK $) raised to 3.8 US $ (30 HKD) in 2013 . 7 percent employees could get benefit from the increase in the SMW. • HK resident can apply to “Comprehensive Social Security Karachi: Ume Laila sharing successful models in Asia Assistance “(CSSA) scheme if they cannot support themselves financially. • Social organizations keep pressurizing the government to raise the Minimum wage to 4.5 US $ and to renew the SMW annually. The SMW may be adjusted based on the basic living cost of the Workers and their family members which us the principle of UN ICESCR and ILO Minimum wage fixing convention. Thailand Thailand has several social protection schemes that different types of individuals are entitled to , subject to the eligibility requirement of the particular scheme. National Health Security Scheme: The National Health security Act as 2002 aims to provide universal health care that will cover all THAI citizens. The problem with NHSS is the difference in the level of protection that different types of workers receive. In particular the workers in the formal sector are more protected than the poor and the informal sector workers.

Social Protection in Philippines There are four components of social protection as outlined below:

Labour market programmes and interventions: Theses includes policies and programmes designed to promote employment, efficient operations of labour markets, and protection of workers.

• Examples are minimum wage fixing, collective bargaining, employment facilitation and government provided skills trainings and upholding the core labour standards and basis workers’ rights such as the right of security of tenure, right to freedom of association and right to strike.

Legislative Initiatives taken in Pakistan

Mr. Ghulam Nabi Memon Joint Director LHRD Sindh has shared updates on legislative initiatives for HBWs in Pakistan, he added that Government of Sindh is taking lead in new policy formulation by keeping in view the issues of homebased workers regarding their social security issues; Labor Department

Sindh in collaboration with Government & different organizations formed joint action forum & formulated provincial policy for occupational, safety and health issues of workers in Sindh, the draft has been sent to cabinet for review & approval.

According to the policy draft, the social security benefits must be ensured for the workers including women & the law must be implemented at all work places without any gender discrimination. HomeNet Pakistan’s contribution is remarkable in policy advocacy of homebased workers in Pakistan he added. Karachi: Mr. Ghulfam Nabi Memon sharing demands from Pakistan Demands from Pakistan: Ratification of the ILO Homework Convention 177 (1996) Governments must ratify and implement the ILO Convention on Homework 177 (1996), as a matter of urgency, especially in countries with large concentrations of home workers. Governments should also follow the guidelines spelt out in the ILO Recommendation No. 184 which accompanied Convention 177.

Laws and Regulations National governments should pass national laws and policies that reflect the provisions of Convention 177 and extend labour laws and labour protections to home workers. Governments must amend existing legislation or promulgate and enforce other appropriate and supportive laws and regulations, such as supply chain legislation.

Statistics and Information There must be systematic collection of data on home workers by national governments. This means that a questions on the place of work, as well as questions that determine the status of employment need to be incorporated into national labour force surveys, including: Numbers of homeworkers by sex (special attention should be paid to ensure that women are included as respondents in surveys), and Composition of homeworkers by sectors/products and, if possible, whether they produce for domestic or global supply chains, or both. Social Protection Social protection benefits should be extended to homeworkers, or new social protection coverage must be devised for homeworkers and access to these schemes must be simple and easy. Social protection should include affordable and accessible health care, sick pay, occupational health and safety coverage, disability insurance for old-age pensions, maternity benefits, and childcare. Occupational Health and Safety

Homeworkers must enjoy support for a healthy and safe workplace from the lead firm/supplier/intermediary including: safe equipment, protective gear, and training related to occupational health and safety Implementation and Enforcement Law Ensure law implementation and enforcement

Session VI

Discussion on the Setting up of the Directorate of the Informal Economy in Sindh  Philippines Model  Possibilities , Way outs  Development of PC 1 The session VI was started by Ms. Ume Laila Azhar; she presented Philippines’ Social Protection Framework and Strategy.

THE PHILIPPINES SOCIAL PROTECTION FRAMEWORK AND STRATEGY The Cluster commissioned the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) in 2009 to conduct an assessment of social welfare and protection programs in the country entitled "Review and Strengthening of the National Social Protection and Welfare Program". The study results recommended that social welfare programs need to be harmonized in order to avoid overlaps and improve targeting of areas and beneficiaries. It was also recommended that government needs to harmonize and coordinate poverty reduction with social protection especially in crafting interventions and strategies

The adopted framework is envisaged to serve as the overall guide for implementing social protection programs / interventions and other policies related to SP. The core of the framework is the underlying purpose and objective of social protection which is better and improved quality of life for its beneficiaries. It is contextualized within the over-all inclusive development goals and poverty strategy of the country – “to empower and protect the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals, families and communities from individual life cycle, economic, environmental and social risks” (Chapter 8, Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016).

Specific objectives of social protection programs include to: a. protect and prevent people from falling from their current income/consumption levels due to various risk factors b. build capacity and adaptability to ensure that better quality of life is maintained and sustained, c. expand opportunities for income expansion and improve human capital investments in the long term, d. sustain standard of living in spite of exposure to risks of different types 2

Targeting of Social Protection Program Beneficiaries

The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) or “Listahanan” is an information management system that identifies who and where the poor are in the country. The system makes available to national government agencies and other social protection stakeholders a database of poor families as reference in identifying potential beneficiaries of social protection programs.4

Issuances related to this initiative include the following:

1. National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) Resolution No. 18, Series of 2009 - “Recognizing and Enjoining Support to the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction being Implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development as a Tool to Identify Beneficiaries of Social Protection Programs”

2. Executive Order 867 (March 2010) - Provides for the Adoption of the NHTS-PR as the Mechanism for Identifying Poor Households Who Shall be Recipients of Social Protection Programs Nationwide

Closing Remarks by Senator Taj Haider Senator Taj Haider said “Home based workers policy would soon be approved by Sindh Government’. This was stated by Senator Taj Haider speaking at the concluding session of a two day workshop on finalizing the implementation modalities for home based workers policy in Sindh The event was jointly organized by HomeNet Pakistan in collaboration with Labour and Human Resource Department Sindhand International Labour Organization (ILO) at Karachi on 29-30th June, 2016. “There is a need to bring these skilled workers under the social protection net and provide opportunities to them to Karachi: Senator Taj Haider sharing views in 2 Day Workshop start their small level business”, said Mr. Senator. He further added that “one need to learn and replicate the Banarsi hand weavers’ initiative of Khairpur in all parts of Pakistan’. Recommendations: 22

The following important recommendation that generated from the two Day Workshop and waspresented by Ume Laila Azhar at the end of workshop:

1) Keeping in view the growing informal sector, diversified configuration and paradigm of the Informal Economy; and the recent amendments in the Sindh Industrial relation act (SIRA) it was strongly recommended that there is need to establish “Directorate for Informal workers” for registration of Informal workers including HBWs in Sindh. 2) The policy for HBWs in Sindh must be approved from the Cabinet on immediate basis and implementation of the legislation to be ensured. 3) Prioritize the adoption of the Policy on Home Based Workers and ensure its proper implementation so as to guarantee women access to social security benefits; and, take measures to ensure that the correspondent policy is adopted at the provincial level. 4) Department of Labour and human Resource –Sindh ; needs to chalk out and finalize the implementation plan for the finalization of HBWs legislative draft based on the recommendations from the two day workshop in a smaller close group of experts ensuring the tripartite presence. 5) There is need to allocate budget for HBWs policy implementation after approval of policy. 6) The establishment of provincial ombudsman for monitoring of labour laws mechanism , complaints for compliances and effective policy implementation of HBWs must be ensured. 7) Provisions for the registration of home base workers and contractors should be devised and implemented by the LHRD in order to improve work structure and to make the workers’ voice heard. 8) Ensure adoption and inclusion of the ILO recommendation 204 R (2015) with regard to extending the labour regime to the workers of the informal sector. 9) Government of Sindh must notify task force to formulate policy for domestic workers. 10) Formulate policies for the social protection of fishery workers in Sindh by keeping in view the huge number of fishery workers. 11) HBWs and Domestic worker need to be included in the SIRA and brought under social protection regime. Amendments for the inclusion of the categories in SIRA to be presented by the LHRD. 12) Prepare a plan of action for the protection of women working in other areas of the informal sector, such as agriculture and domestic work in line with the ILO Conventions. 13) Send recommendations to the Federal government for the Ratification ILO Convention No. 177 on Home-based work, as well as ILO Convention No. 189 on decent work for domestic workers. 14) Ensure the inclusion of a recommendation demanding Ratification of C 177 and C 189 in the Provincial tripartite committee agenda . 15) Provisions for the inclusion of work category of Home based workers in the Sindh Labour force survey should be expedited for effective policy planning and implementation. 16) Law for the home based workers should include issuance of the exclusive social security cards for the workers across sector. 17) The wages for the home-based workers across all sectorshould be fixed under the Minimum Wages laws. 18) Provisions for the introduction of “SMART CARDS” for workers of the Informal Economy following the examples neighboring country India. Federal Government of India has introduced smart cards for the “unorganized sector workers” covering their social protection needs. 88% of India’s population works in unorganized sector. The scheme would be launched in phases and in 23

the initial phase target is to reach out to 10 crore informal workers and issue UWIN cards. The need is to replicate the same in Pakistan and Sindh could pilot the scheme. 19) Home-based workers should be provided market access so that they can sell their products easily and earn honorable livelihood for living decent lives. Provisions to be provided for free market spaces in Sunday, Friday and Tuesday Bazars by issuing a notification though Local government department. 20) Informal Workers working in hazardous situations should be provided alternative livelihoods skills and vocational training; and their children should be offered higher education scholarships. 21) LHRD with the support of organizations working for Home based workers need to initiate awareness programs facilitating the process of forming small groups, syndicate, unions or cooperatives for solution of their problems and provision of the social protection benefits to them. 22) Establishment of “One window operation”; an independent institution, instead of many social security institutions, which can provide social security benefits to all the workers effectively. 23) LHRD in collaboration with the VTIs and other related departments should develop a comprehensive plan for the capacity development of women in the informal sector, focusing HBWs and Domestic workers , contractors, middle persons . 24) The issues related to disaster and other human crisis needs to be readdressed for informal workers. 25) LHRD in collaboration with women development and health department and Home Net Pakistan should initiate awareness raising sessions on occupational and safety for the women in the informal economy focusing women home based, domestic, fisheries and agriculture . 26) There is need to recruit women labour inspectors and initiate programs for capacity building of labour inspectors in Sindh. Enhance quota in the PCS positions of labour inspectors at provincial and district level. 27) There is a need to strengthen institutional capacities for the generation and use of social protection statistics for effective policy planning for informal sector . 28) A unified and UNIVERSAL Social Security Scheme must be designed to not only address the contingencies but also include measures to remove /reduce the scope of contingencies. The SSS must be designed in such a way to insure the “get back’ from the corporate, rather than extracting from people further. 29) Provisions for the establishment of “Sindh Social protection Authority” through law; should be explored on the lines of the Punjab Province .

Evaluation of the Workshop

In the end, the evaluation of the workshop was conducted through disseminating evaluation forms among 35 participants. The participants were asked questions related to the content and information used for the workshop, 55% participants responded that workshop was well organized, while 7% responded to some extent it was useful, also 31% responded that it was extremely useful at large extent. Majority of the respondent answered that material provided in the workshop was relevant to their routine work; similarly 54% responded that workshop methods were quite beneficial.

Below are the results calculated through graphs and percentage analysis:

Program Content Workshop was well organized Workshop was well orgnized not much 0%

Workshop was well Workshop was well orgnized to some extant orgnized Average 7% 7%

Workshop was well Workshop was well orgnized to a large orgnized Use full extent 31% 55%

The information provided was Workshop Material adequate Use full, 58.5% The information provided was adequate to a large extent ,34.5%

The information provided was adequate to some extant , 7%

Workshop Methods Discussion During the session were useful for clarifying ideas Use full, 14, 48.2% to a large extent , 13, 44.8%

to some extant , 2, 7%

Annexure: 1- Agenda 2- Matrix 3- Media Clippings 4- Evaluation form 5- Attendee

1- Agenda:

Timings Topics Discussant

29 June 2016, Day I 01.30 Registration 02.00 Welcome and Introduction HNP 02.15 Objectives of the Two day HNP Workshop 02.30 Welcome Remarks HNP Ume Laila Azhar 02.40 Opening remarks by ILO Mr Saghir Bukhari(TBC) 03.00 Key Note by LHRD Mr Abdul Rasheed Solongi, Secretary Labour and Human Resource 03.15 Importance of the Informal Presentations economy and situation in Pakistan -HNP/HBWs  Home based workers -DWs Union  Domestic Workers Representatives  Agri workers -PWF-Waqar Memon  Fishery workers -Mr. Ayoub Shaan from  Q & A Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum -Representative of Fishery union 04.15 ILO commitments on Informal Economy and Global Trends  R 204-2015 -Ume Laila Azhar Presentations  ILC 2016 on Global supply -Mr Zulfiqar Shah , PILER chains -Zehra Akbar , HBWWF  Q & A/Comments

04.45 Protection and regulation of HBWs -Gulfam Nabi Memon - Presentations  Protection Mechanism for LHRD Plenary HBWs in Sindh -U R Usmani- EFP  Q & A/comments -Waqar Memon -PWF -Nasir Mansoor - NTUF 27

HBW 05.00 Chalking out of the Provincial Group work Implementation plan 06:00 Group presentations 06.45 Break for Iftar Close of Day one at Dinner 08.30 30 June 2016 , Day two 08.30 Recap 08.45 Protection and regulation of Presentations Informal Economy Plenary  ILC 2015-2016 on Informal -Mr Saghir Bukhari -ILO economy and global supply chain  Successful models in Asia -Ume Laila Azhar-HNP  Legislative Initiatives taken -Gulfam Nabi Memon - in Pakistan LHRD  Q & A 10.00 Discussion on the Setting up of the Directorate of the Informal Economy in Sindh Plenary  Philippines Model HNP  Possibilities , Way outs Mr Saghir Bukhari  Development of PC 1 ILO  Q & A Dr Mustafa Suhaag- LHRD

11.00 Social Protection for workers in the Informal economy -Women Development Representatives from Plenary -Social Welfare Department Government of Sindh -LHRD - P & D -Local Government -Special Initiatives Q & A 12.30 Wrap up HNP/ILO/LHRD 01.30 Closing remarks and way ILO/LHRD forward 02.00 Vote of thanks HNP Lunch and departure

2- Matrix of Issues VS Recommendations

Sr Issue Categor Recommendation Action to be taken N y o 1 Labour Formal Women Labour inspector to be A resolution to be moved in Sindh inspection and appointed labour department. Assembly and inclusion of and women informal Women Labour inspector quota amendment /clause for women sector to be increased at 33 % and representation provision of adequate service, facilities to women labour inspectors. 2 Social Informal HBWs and Domestic worker 1- A resolution to be moved in protection for need to be included in the SIRA Sindh Assembly from LHRD HBWs and and brought under social 2- Provisions for the introduction of “SMART CARDS” for Domestic protection regime. workers of the Informal Workers Amendments for the inclusion Economy following the of the categories in SIRA to be examples neighboring Country presented by the LHRD. India.

3 Labour force Informal Inclusion of work category for A Resolution. survey and sector informal sector e.g. HBWs and Labour Department Directive women DW in the LFS participation ration 4 HBWs Formal Home-based workers should be Access to and provided market access so that 1- Directives from Local markets informal they can sell their products Government to provide sector spaces/stalls in Weekly easily and earn honorable Bazars. livelihood for living decent 2- Introduce HBWs work lives. Provisions to be provided sectors in Weekly Bazars for free market spaces in Sunday, Friday and Tuesday Bazaars by issuing a notification though Local government department.

5 Occupational Informal 6. Extension of Occupational 1- Resolution safety and sector safety and health to the 2- Proposed Legislative bill health Informal sector namely HBWs and DW 7. LHRD in collaboration with women development

and health department and Home Net Pakistan should initiate awareness raising sessions on occupational and safety for the women in the informal economy focusing women home based , domestic , fisheries and agriculture .

6 Protection of Informal Protection for DWs through 1- Resolution Domestic sector Policy and law 2- Provincial Policy Workers 3- Legislative bill (DWs) 9 Vocational Formal 1- Vocational training 1- Resolution and technical and institutes to be established 2- Amendments in the law trainings informal at UC level for promotion 3- Revision of PC1 of skills for informal sector 4- Allocation of Budget women (HBWs). Need based trainings to be introduced. 2- For formal sector women should be encouraged to get trainings from the VTC for getting jobs in factories . Market Need based trainings to be imparted 10 Wage Formal 1- For Formal sector women 1- Resolution discriminatio and are paid less than men for 2- Monitoring mechanism n Informal the same job . This needs 3- Inclusion of trade sector to be discouraged and /work category in the Monitored . Minimum wage 2- For Informal sector wage Ordinance discrimination is 40 percent in Pakistan therefore it is required to be tackled . work category of informal sector like Bangle , embroidery , stitching , cropping, agrabati making , beeri making , toopi making , hand looms, block printing need to added in the minimum wage ordinance through notification 11 Information Informal Establishing a women 1- Resolution services sector labour desk for informal sector women 30

2- Notification by the department of Labor 12 Education Informal Introducing adult literacy 1- Resolution schools centers for women in informal 2- Law sector 3- Allocation of budget 13 Awareness Formal Media awareness campaign to 1- Resolution campaign and be run by GOS on labour rights 2- Allocation of budget for informal of women median and awareness campaign 14 Women Formal 33% representation of women 1- Resolution representation and in the trade unions executive 2- Amendments in the law in trade informal bodies to be ensured by including clause Unions 15 One Window Formal Establishment of “One window 1- A Resolution draft to be Operation for and operation”; an independent moved in CM Cabinet and Informal informal institution, instead of many Sindh Assembly workers social security institutions, which can provide social security benefits to all the workers effectively.

3- Media Clippings

The News 1st July 2016 https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/131917-Call-to-establish-provincial-directorate-for-informal- workers

Daily Messenger 2nd July 2016 http://www.pressreader.com/

The regional times of Sindh 2nd July 2016 http://regionaltimes.com/02July2016/3.jpg

4- Evaluation Form

EVALUATION FORM SAMPLE

Workshop title: Two Days workshop with department of labour Sindh and other stakeholders on

Finalizing the Implementation modalities for Home Based workers Policy/Law 29-30 June in Sindh Date: 2016

Participant Name:

Organization Name:

Please indicate your responses to the statements below by checking the appropriate box:

Ver To a To Not y Avera Poo large some muc usef ge r extent extent h 1. Program Content: ul

a. This workshop was relevant to the subject.

b. The workshop was well organized.

c. The workshop objectives were clear to me.

2. Workshop Material:

a. The information provided was adequate.

b. The text and handout material were easy to use.

3. Workshop Methods:

a. The lectures/sessions were well organized and informative.

b. Discussions during the sessions were useful for clarifying ideas.

c. Time allocated to the sessions was sufficient.

5- Attendance Sheet

S.NO. NAME CONTACT NO. Day One Day Two

1 Ume Laila Azhar 0334-4225779  

2 Mr. Abdul Rasheed Solangi 021-99211551 

Secretary Labour, Sindh

3 Dr. Mustafa Suhag 021-99204205  

Director Labour, Sindh

4 Mr. Gulfam Nabi Memon 0321-2058790  

Joint Director Labour, Sindh

5 Syed Ashraf Ali Naqvi 0300-2478339  

Joint Director, Labour, Sukkur

6 Mr. Muhammad Hussain Soomro 0302-2116266  

ADL

7 Syed Ather Ali Shah 0300-2850641 

ADL

8 Mr. Faheem Akhtar Sheikh 0334-3628011 

ADL

9 Ms. Nagina Junejo 0333-2177230  

Joint Director Labour

10 Mr. Ali Gul  

Labour Department Shikarpur

11 Mr. Shahid  

Labour Department Sukkur

12 Mr. Ghulam Sattro  

Labour Department Sukkur

13 Dr. Zahid Gulzar 0300-9286512

Joint Director, Labour

14 Mr. Khurram Ali Khan 

Labour Inspector, Larkana

15 Sarfraz Awan  

Joint Director, Labour

16 Mr. Sikandar Solangi  

Labour Department

17 Mr. Raza Haider Mirza 0333-3049317  

Labour Department

18 Mr. Reejhu S. Sanjnani 0333-2755762  

Asstt. Law Officer

19 Sabiha Shah 021- 99211507  

20 Mr. Waqar Memon 0333-2227448  

P-112/3, Gulistan Colony (Old Chiragh Colony) Quaidabad, Landhi,Karachi

21 Kh. M. Nauman 0300-8256004  

President EFP

22 Mr. U. R. Usmani 0300-2268667  

Chief Executive Consult Usmani

House No.A-131, Block-13/C

Gulshan-E-Iqbal, Karachi

28 Mr. Karamat Ali 0300-8237528  

29 Ms. Malka Khan -  

Aurat Foundation

30 Mr. Ali Haider 0307-2839354  

31 Ms. Mussarat Jabeen 03352527820  

32 Ms. Sabiha Shah 0321-4409176  

Women Development Organization

33 Ms. Shehla Rizwan 0321-2941450  

34 Ms. Shakeela Asghar 0343-2734311  

35 Mr. Abdul Ghaffar Shirani 0300-3067394  

DAC, Hyderabad

36 Mr. Aziz Ahmad Sarwan 0301-3647561  

DAC, Thatta

37 Mr. Ali Hassan Mahar 0300-3145972  

AC, Sukkur

38 Mr. Akhtiyar Tunio 0300-3239601  

DAC, Nawabshah

39 Mr. Abdul Majeed Mangrio 0333-2912837  

DAC, Sanghar

40 Mr. Imran Korai 0300-3270008  

DAC. Dadu

41 Mr. Partab Shivani 0333-2663758  

DAC, Mithi

42 Ms. Mehwish Maria 

43 Mr. Agha Haider 0321-4276080  

HomeNet Pakistan

44 Mr. Imtiaz Ahmad 0306-5387556  

HomeNet Pakistan

45 Ms. Danish Batool Zaidi 0323-6825005  

HomeNet Pakistan

46 Malik Tahir 0300-6846828  

LRC

47 Mr. Qamar-ul-Hassan 0332-2112320  

48 Mr. Shafiq Ghauri 0332-2138211  

49 Makhdum Taufeeq 0333-2175835  

50 Mr. Habib Ullah Junaidi 0300-2107005  

516- Uni Plaza, I. I. Chundrigarh Road, 021-32419177 Karachi

51 Ms. Naaz Majeed 0333-3184606 

52 Mr. Taj Haider 0302-2248840 

Senator/ Coordinator to CM Sindh

53 Ms. Natasha Channa 0311-6677333  

HomeNet Pakistan

54 MS. Rehana Yasmeen 0333-2221426  

HomeNet Pakistan

55 Mr. Ayub Shan 0346-2150586  

Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum

56 Ms. Munira Hirwani 0346-3233933  

57 Ms. Shumaila Mumtaaz -  

58 Ms. Nuzhat Habib -  

59 Sibtain Mughal -  

60 Shahida Parween -  

61 Rabia Begum -  

62 Talib Katchi -  

63 Saeed Ahmed -  

64 Nasim Bukhari -  

65 Ali Gill -  

Reported by: HomeNet Pakistan

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