The writer is a consultant in employee relations at AKUH and teaches labour welfare laws at IBA.
EVERY year May 1 is observed as International Labour Day in several countries including Pakistan to commemorate the labour movement which ushered in various reforms such as capping work hours at eight and paid leave.
In Pakistan, seminars and get-togethers are organised on the day by the federal and the provincial governments as well as labour federations that highlight the miserable and distressful conditions of our workers. They also point out the flagrant violation of workers’ welfare laws regarding medical and old-age pension benefits by employers, facilitated by government functionaries.
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PA gives extension to different ordinances
Lahore
December 22, 2020
LAHORE:Punjab Assembly on Monday gave extension to different ordinances including Punjab Sugar Factories (control) (Amendment) Ordinance 2020, the Punjab Local Government (Amendment) Ordinance 2020, the Companies Profits (Workers’ Participation) (amendment) Ordinance 2020, and the Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission Ordinance 2020.
The ordinances which were given extension by the House also included the South Punjab Institute of Science and Technology, Dera Ghazi Khan, The Protection Against Harassment of Women At the Work Place (Amendment) Bill 2020, The Punjab Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2020 and The Punjab Privatization Board (Repeal) Bill 2020. During the PA session which started with a delay of over two hours, the resolution for the extension of ordinances for 90 days was also presented. The PA session was adjourned till Tuesday (today).
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