child labour

Collective effort by govt, civil society needed to protect children against child labour

No amount of poverty should excuse parent who forces child who should be in primary school to work

Proposed bill takes bold stance, criminalising child domestic labour as nonbailable offence

Survey for K-P in 2022-23 reveals that 922,314 children are engaged in work constituting 11.1% of population

11.1 percent of children in province are engaged in labor

Department fails to penalise violators

More than 700,000 children between the ages of 10 and 14 subjected to labour in brick kilns, agri sector

Children in Madina Town were compelled to pick up garbage by their parents for money

More than 24,000 children are involved in forced labor

Adolescents working in the fields are deprived of educational opportunities, psychosocial development

Search operation will be carried out at spiritual leaders’ residences

Judge refuses police request for physical remand; accused alleges being subjected to mental abuse by authorities

Defendant maintains innocence while teenage girl battles for life

Participants after thorough deliberation suggested various points to further improve the Act

ILO official calls for involving stakeholders to do away with forced labour

'There are more than 300m working children around world despite children's rights,' says Fernando Morales-de la Cruz

Victims were tortured for ‘eating things from the refrigerator’

They are employed in construction, coal mines and automobile workshops

Peasant activists say 700,000 children toiling as bonded labourers

Dr Alvi says Pakistan committed to prevention of child labour

Around half of the 160 million child labourers, aged 5-17, are employed in hazardous work

Lockdowns and closure of businesses forced children to take jobs to meet household expenses

Coronavirus pandemic stalled progress to eliminate child labour by 2025, says India's Kailash Satyarthi

In the midst of abusive marriages and problematic idols, some dramas owe praise for their substance

Suspect claims she ‘accidentally’ pushed girl down the stairs, which led to her death

Together we can eliminate child labour

Boy was thrashed for making less bricks; body hidden for burial

Hari Welfare Association reiterated call for payment of minimum wage to workers in rural areas

Survey will be conducted in collaboration with UNICEF

First Lady says every kid has right to live his childhood to the fullest

Official says concerted efforts needed to eradicate child labour from unorganised sector

Labour Welfare Dept warns employers to stop hiring children below 15 years of age

Provinces can adopt similar resolutions, says Dr Shireen Mazari

Also approves Sherry Rehman’s private member’s bill on Torture and Custodial Death Bill 2020

Autopsy report paints a grim picture as police await DNA, polygraph reports in Zahra murder case

Officials say they have yet to receive autopsy, DNA reports in minor's murder case

Activists call for improved laws, budget allocations to curb child labour 

Civil society asks govt to survey as to why children resort to domestic labour

The 'Damsa' actor questioned PM Imran Khan and his promise of child protection

Police retrieve gruesome videos from cellphones of suspects in Zohra's murder case

Police have arrested Azhar Abid while they have registered a case against his wife

Resolution calls for completion of case proceedings within 60 days

The actor shared a detailed thread to explain what child labour laws are and how we should be educated about them

Rawalpindi police arrest employer of domestic worker

Parents receive only half of salaries from employers

Sale of face-covers becomes source of income for the impoverished in the city

While Mukesh may have escaped begging and settled for an honest living, his heart longs for education and schooling

Ten million children forced to work is a figure enough to jolt the conscience of those at the helm

Decide to take up gas pressure issue on Nov 21

Most of the world's cocoa is grown by poor family farmers and an estimated 1.6 million children work in the industry