Labour

'Kafala' rules would be abolished from December 13, says Labour minister

The labour minister headed efforts to help tens of thousands of unpaid foreign workers

The death toll from an explosion and fire at a Pakistan shipbreaking yard last week has risen to 26

Pakistan is expected to see 5.3% growth in cash inflow from GCC based citizens

Government figures show around 85 percent of Qatar's 2.1 million workforce are now paid electronically

Years of emigration to Western Europe have created labour shortages in countries on the European Union's eastern flank

Judgement applies to workers without fixed office; will affect millions of public, private sector employees across EU

Mazdoor union head claims labourers working without any security, health cover

The campaign provides a platform for children to confront sensitive issues ranging from child labour to sexual abuse

Jaleshwar Prasad, 48, died of a cardiac arrest after falling ill at the Al Bayt stadium on Wednesday morning

Zac Goldsmith is running on the Conservative ticket while Sadiq Khan is the Labour candidate

Workers, who are overwhelmingly women, are often hired on the legal minimum wage of less than 200 euros a month

'At present, there is no independent legislation on occupational safety and health issues in Pakistan' HRD Minister

Hotspots of bonded labour have received special tax exemptions

Contract workers protest against the injustices inherent in contract work

Pakistan urgently needs better laws on occupational safety and health

Pakistan and India the only countries which have the minimum age for hazardous work set as 14 years instead of 18

The reforms apply to the 4.5 million foreign workers registered with the labour ministry

Enhancing skills and technical knowledge must for economic growth

Senior adviser Valerie Jarrett says executive order will benefit about 300,000 people working on government contracts

CJ while hearing a suo motu case regarding the death of labourers from silicosis has called for immediate action

The body was taken to a local hospital for post-mortem and the police registered a case

I am astounded to note talent in local youth is not rare. Almost always though, they are unappreciated, unemployed

Ansari says workers being exploited by brick kiln owners.

Movement of tenant farmers of Okara military farms for land ownership rights has spread to other districts.