Zeenat Hisam

Tenants in Sindh

Tenants in Sindh

Rebellion against the injustice of landlords is not new for the peasants. Published 08 Feb, 2015 01:00am
Hidden workers

Hidden workers

There is no specific law on domestic workers’ rights in Pakistan. Updated 27 Jan, 2015 09:25am
Contract work woes

Contract work woes

Employers save a number of costs by hiring workers on a contract basis. Published 04 Jan, 2015 01:22am
Children on roads

Children on roads

Qingqi driving is one of the worst forms of child labour here. Published 27 Nov, 2014 12:59am
Labour wakes up

Labour wakes up

We can learn from Bangladesh’s example to push for workplace safety. Published 02 Oct, 2014 01:11am
Two years after

Two years after

Safety and health at workplaces remain unaddressed. Updated 11 Sep, 2014 03:11am
Perilous wires

Perilous wires

Electrical workers’ unions have been highlighting the issue of safety. Published 25 Aug, 2014 01:13am
Doomed labour

Doomed labour

The labour department’s functions are obstructed by unethical power play. Published 12 Aug, 2014 06:11am
Coal miners: the ground realities

Coal miners: the ground realities

Coal miners in Pakistan get a pittance for what is one of the world’s most dangerous occupations. Published 28 Jul, 2014 12:42am
City and the migrant labourer

City and the migrant labourer

CONCEALED within a leafy neighborhood, crushed between 1,000 to 2,000 square-yard bungalows, in Jamshed Town, Karachi, Published 30 Jun, 2014 01:03am
Missing trade unions

Missing trade unions

FOR the cynic, or for a gleeful employer, the trade union is a dying breed, perhaps already dead; for a die-hard... Published 16 Jun, 2014 01:13am

Livelihood crisis

EARLY June is the time the workers in Pakistan hope for some respite in managing their meager household budgets and... Published 02 Jun, 2014 08:00am

GSP-Plus and labour compliance

PREVIOUSLY a beneficiary of the tariff cuts under the Generalised System of Preference, Pakistan is one of the 10... Published 17 May, 2014 05:30am