Tag: child labour
7-year-old maid brutally tortured in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: A seven-year-old housemaid was allegedly tortured by her employers in Faisalabad, police said on Sunday.
Maria, who used to work as a maid at...
Millions at risk of child labour in manufacturing hubs, say researchers
NEW DELHI: Child labour is an “extreme risk” in one in 10 countries globally, found an index on Thursday, urging businesses to be more...
Child protection policy finalised by CPWB chairperson
LAHORE: The Punjab Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CPWB) has finalised the draft of child protection policy whereas the policy will come up with...
Body of child maid found in swimming pool of house in...
The dead body of an underage female domestic worker was found floating in the swimming pool of a house in Lahore’s Faisal Town on Monday...
Stakeholders asked to come forward to eradicate child labour in Sindh
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Labour and Human Resources Ghulam Murtaza Baloch has asked all stakeholders to come forward to eradicate child labour in Sindh...
City admin takes action against land invasion, counterfeit manufacturers
DC Hamza Shafqaat says district admin all set to tackle encroachments in rural, urban areas
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICTA) and the Capital...
Education for children of KP’s less-developed areas
PESHAWAR: As many as two thousand deserving children vulnerable to child labour and exploitation received quality education besides engaging themselves in healthy extracurricular activities at...
Rights bodies hold demonstration to mark World Day Against Child Labour
KARACHI: Various child rights organisations on Tuesday gathered outside the Karachi Press Club and staged a demonstration against child labour in the country to mark the...
Article 25-A should be implemented to curb child labour, says expert
PESHAWAR: In connection with the World Day Against Child Labour, child rights activist Imran Takkar said that in order to resolve the issue of child...
Child labour policy useless without govt implementation: activist Imran Takkar
PESHAWAR: Although Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) government has taken credit for introducing the first ever Child Labour Policy in the country, child rights activists believe that...
Tech companies reliant on mica despite child labour fears
NEW DELHI: Tech companies are increasingly reliant on mica to make products from televisions to mobile phones, yet the electronics industry is largely unaware...
‘Child labour at its peak in country’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Sweet Homes Chairman Zamurd Khan on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that child labour was at its peak in the country.
He appeared before...
Govt launches programme to eradicate curse of child labour
BAHAWALPUR: By allocating more than Rs5 billion, the Punjab government has launched a comprehensive programme aimed to eradicate the curse of child labour by...
32 children involved in bonded labour recovered from brick kilns
SIALKOT: The police on Wednesday claimed to have recovered 32 children from various brick kilns of the district while working as bonded labourers.
Teams of different...
Russia to use Pakistan’s footballs in 2018 world cup
When millions of football lovers cheer on their favourite teams at the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia this summer, Pakistanis will have a special...
British doctors may be using tools made by children in Pakistan,...
LONDON: Children as young as 12 are making surgical instruments in hazardous conditions in Pakistan, prompting fears that the tools could be used in...
No law to inspect child labour in Islamabad households
ISLAMABAD: It is shocking that the existing labour laws in the federal capital do not cover the domestic workers, therefore, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)...
