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Our minimum wage line is broken!
14 May 2023
Every year on the 2nd
of May like clockwork, the city pages of
almost all major newspapers in Pakistan
carry the picture of a labourer. It doesn’t
matter who that labourer is, what their name
is, or what they are doing. It could be a
man carrying bricks in the sweltering sun or
a woman picking cotton in a rural area but
the point is always the same — the irony of
the labour day holiday.......
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LEF, textile workers' demo against adidas
12 May 2023
The Labour Education
Foundation and the Punjab Textile Powerloom
Garment Workers Union on Thursday held a
demonstration at the Kot Lakhpat industrial
area to press an international apparel and
footwear brand to ensure protection of
workers’ rights in its supply chain........
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KP govt cuts labourers' wages
2 May 2023
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(KP) interim government on Monday, a day
after May day, notified reduction in daily
wages of labourers........
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International Labour Day 2023: Activity
report
01 May 2023
Labour Education Foundation in collaboration
with different trade unions and federations
took out rallies and organized seminars in
five districts to mark the International
Labour Day........
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23pc unemployed women in Punjab have
Master's degree
28 April 2023
The overall unemployment rate in Punjab has
reached 6.9pc with the highest rate of
unemployment by age-group found amongst the
youth (aged 15-29) at 10.9pc and the female
youth with Master’s degree make up over 23pc
of all unemployed female youth..........
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Levi's urged to sign Pakistan Accord: 'We
Really Need Brands to Step Up'
25 April 2023
With the 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza
building collapse that killed more than
1,100 garment industry workers in Bangladesh
and maimed scores of others serving as a
backdrop, labor and human rights activists
took to Times Square on Friday to protest
U.S. denim giant Levi’s, which has refused
to sign the Pakistan Accord addressing
safety in the garment sector.........
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Women participation and labour productivity
19 April 2023
According to the labour force survey
2020-21, Pakistan’s total labour force
consists of 71 million people, of whom 67
million are employed and 4.5 million
unemployed. In percentage terms, total
labour force participation remains around
45% out of which
female labour force participation was
recorded around 21%.........
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ILO supports National Compliance Centre
18 April 2023
The Government of Pakistan has launched the
National Compliance Center to promote labour
compliance and social responsibility in the
country. Led by and anchored within the
Ministry of Commerce, the centre, the first
of its kind in Pakistan, will work to
improve labour, social and environment
standards to help businesses in Pakistan
become more competitiveness, responsible and
sustainable.........
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Lady health workers: The unsung heroes of
healthcare system
7 April 2023
In November 2022, a truck carrying police
personnel was targeted in a suicide attack
in Quetta, Balochistan, killing four people
and wounding another 27. The target were
police personnel, en route to provide
security to polio workers. Polio teams,
which largely comprise lady health workers (LHWs),
have been the target of scores of attacks
over the last decade or so........
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Pakistan's female farm workers suffering
since 2022 floods
31 March 2023
On a cloudy spring afternoon at Dital Khan
Chandio village in Pakistan’s Sindh
province, a group of female agricultural
workers are busy stitching traditional
handicraft items outside their makeshift
tents next to stagnant floodwaters. The
village in Dadu district, about 380km (235
miles) from Pakistan’s largest city Karachi,
was one of the worst affected by last year’s
catastrophic floods, caused by melting
glaciers and record monsoons – both induced
by climate change.........
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Bonded labour and the feudal mindset
24 March 2023
THE recent Barkhan incident involving murder
and kidnapping of women and children has
been a stark reminder to the gross scope,
magnitude and dimension of forced labour
practices in Pakistan. There are numerous
cases of similar nature even though they
generally remain unreported..........
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Minimum wages fixed at Rs32,000 per month in
Punjab
31 March 2023
The Punjab caretaker government on
Thursday approved Rs7,000 increase in the
minimum wage of the workers amid rising
inflation in the country. A notification
issued by the provincial government said the
minimum age had been set at Rs32,000 per
month after an increase of Rs7,000..........
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Lexus, Toshakhana and sanitation workers
27 March 2023
A chauffeur driven official vehicle, a
Rs130 million luxury Lexus to be more exact,
displaying green number plates and carrying
a grade 20 government official drives
through a crowded street. Purchased by
depriving millions of their minimum legal
wage, this obscene luxury government vehicle
has not paid the road tax for last 12
years.........
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Training workshop for KP HBWs
22 March 2023
The Labour Education Foundation held a
one-day training workshop for home-based
workers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Mardan on
March 22, 2023.........
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GIZ to start two new projects in Pakistan
21 March 2023
Germany has proposed to start two new
projects in Pakistan for promoting the
textile industry and enhancing employment
through women empowerment. ........
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Bonded labour cases in Sindh up post-floods
20 March 2023
After floods in August 2022 in
Sindh, due to non-implementation of the
Sindh Bonded Labour System Abolition Act of
2015, bonded labor has increased in Sindh
together with poverty, livelihood insecurity
and malnutrition said Akram Ali Khaskheli,
president Hari Welfare Association........
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Garments
Workers' Convention
19 March 2023
Labour Education
Foundation proactively supported the Textile
Powerloom Garment Workers Union Punjab (TPGWUP)
in holding a convention of garment sector
workers in Lahore. It was attended by more
than 250 field-level leaders of the union
from Lahore and Faisalabad districts.
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Sindh proposes Rs44,000 minimum wages for labourers
18 March 2023
The Sindh government has proposed
Rs44,000 as the minimum monthly wage for
labourers given the current the inflation in
the country.
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Domestic Workers Will Take More Than Just
Laws
14 March 2023
In recent years, Pakistan has introduced
and passed various bills to safeguard the
rights and protection of domestic workers in
the country, including the Islamabad
Domestic Workers’ Bill 2021, the Punjab
Domestic Workers Act 2019, and the Sindh
Home-Based Workers Bill 2022. Workers and
activists have welcomed such bills as a
step in the right direction. .......
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Workshop for garments workers
11 March 2023
The Labour Education Foundation held a
two-day training workshop for textile,
hosiery and garments workers in Lahore on
March 10 and 11, 2023. The aim of the
workshop was to promote labour rights in the
country........
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Child labour and its impact on economy
28
February 2023
Child labour is a significant problem in
Pakistan, with an estimated 12.5 million
children engaged in work. This problem is
not only a moral issue but also has a
significant impact on the economy of
Pakistan. In this article,
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Car firms fire over 250,000 workers in
Pakistan
20 February 2023
The auto industry of Pakistan is in dire
straits due to economic volatility and
import restrictions. Resultantly, car
companies have been observing intermittent
closures of their production facilities.
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Denmark firm signs accord on Pakistan worker
safety
17 February 2023
Danish sportswear brand Hummel has
signed the Pakistan Accord in order to
reinforce its commitment towards worker
safety. The initiative, which is part of the
expanded ‘International Accord for Health
and Safety in the Textile Industry,’ aims to
ensure a safe environment for workers in the
textile and garment sector in Pakistan........
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Pakistani workers in Gulf face inhuman
working conditions
17 February 2023
A report on the plight of Pakistanis in
the Gulf States said low-wage migrants
working abroad were at the mercy of their
employers, subjected to discriminatory and
inhumane working conditions and inadequate
consular assistance from their diplomatic
missions.........
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Law: Children in the House
12 February 2023
On January 26, 13-year-old Maryam was
thrashed and burnt by her employers in
Lahore. The child suffered severe injuries.
Police said Maryam’s parents went to meet
the girl but the employers were reluctant to
let them meet their daughter. When the
parents finally made their way inside the
house, they found their daughter burnt and
bruised.........
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Labour devolution
9 February 2023
CONVENTIONS are drawn
up from time to time by the International
Labour Organisation setting out the
principles of and rights at work. For
instance, ILO Convention No 1 of 1919, on
working hours, introduced “a maximum
standard working time of 48 hours per week
and eight hours per day as an international
norm”.......more |
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Millions of textile workers lose jobs in
Pakistan
17 January 2023
For Ashraf Ali, a
textile laborer in the Pakistan's textile
hub of Faisalabad, losing his job was as if
his entire life had come crashing down
around him. "I was laid off from my job from
Sitara Textiles, Faisalabad, due to the
cotton shortage in the country. I had given
24 years of my life to this company and
being laid-off was highly depressing," Ali,
a 42-year-old worker and a father of seven
children, said........
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Balochistan fishermen given status of labour
12 January 2023
The Balochistan
government has given the status of labour to
all the fishermen of coastline of the
province with immediate effect........
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Pakistani workers in South Korea
28 December 2022
In recent years, South Korea has been
encouraging Pakistani workers’ employment in
South Korea under its Employment Permit
System (EPS) on E9 visas. By the end of
November 2022, the number of Pakistani
workers who have entered Korea through the
Employment Permit System (E9) has exceeded
1,600.........
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Unions, corporations pledge to guarantee
safety of garment workers
20 December 2022
After almost a decade-long campaign by
workers and global unions, multi-national
garment brands in Pakistan have finally
announced their acceptance of a Workplace
Health and Safety Programme (WSP) for
garment workers in Pakistan this December.
The announcement was made during a signatory
brand caucus meeting in Amsterdam on
December 14........
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Workers in Turkiye
20
December 2022
When you think of
informal labour in Türkiye, the image that
comes to your mind, if you read this, is the
life of a street vendor in Istanbul,
unfolding amidst diverse layers of changes:
personal, social, political, environmental,
ecological in the wake of urbanisation and
the melding of tradition with modernity.......
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70pc child labour in
Pakistan's agri sector: FAO
15
December 2022
An official of the Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations
expressed concern over the presence of 70pc
of the child labour force in Pakistan’s
agricultural sector.......
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Pakistan's mines have killed at least 150
workers this year
14
December 2022
The deadly accident in a coal mine in
Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on 30
November was not a stand-alone incident.
Nine workers were killed and four others
sustained critical injuries in a gas blast,
adding to the already alarming death toll in
the mining industry.......
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Pakistan urged to take steps to end child
labour
14
December 2022
As a member state of the International
Labour Organisation (ILO), Pakistan should
take steps to respect compliance with the
international conventions on the elimination
of child and forced labour......
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Pakistan to export 1m skilled workforce
13
December 2022
Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human
Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi said
the present government was working on a
comprehensive plan to export one million
people to several countries, including
Malta, Poland, Hungary, South Korea and
Japan, during the next year.......
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OSH Conventions
8
December 2022
AT present, the International Labour
Organisation, along with the European Union,
is persuading Pakistan to ratify two
conventions on occupational safety and
health (OSH): C155 — Occupational Safety and
Health Convention, 1981, and C187 —
Promotional Framework for Occupational
Safety and Health Convention, 2006........
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Adult Literacy Centres making
HBWs literate
7
December 2022
Students are studying at two Adult
Literacy Centres (ALCs) established by
Labour Education Foundation in Lahore for
enabling Home-Based Workers to read and
write as well as do simple mathematics for
counting their wages instead of relying on
others, particularly thakedars (agents who
offer piecemeal work).
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Speakers demand changes to
labour laws
6 December 2022
Participants of an awareness session held in
Peshawar on Monday demanded amendments to
the labour laws and legislation regulating
the affairs of factories in the province to
protect the rights of workers, eliminate
harassment and ensure provision of
facilities to workers........
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Labour market woes
5
December 2022
Pakistan’s labour market is showing its
inability to continue labour absorption, as
it has in the past. The generation of
additional work opportunities should be
commensurate with labour supply. However,
this supply has been increasing by over 3
percent annually, and has emerged as the
most formidable challenge since the nineties........
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Govt, lawmakers urged to address domestic
child labour
30-November-2022
The National Commission on the
Rights of Child (NCRC) in collaboration with
Unicef formally launched its policy brief
and survey on child labour in Islamabad
on Tuesday. The policy brief examined the
issue of child domestic labour from a legal
perspective primarily focusing on prevailing
laws and enforcement mechanisms. It recommended the legislators,
policymakers, government agencies and
development practitioners to address the
issue of child domestic labour.;.......
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Provincial Consultation on Minimum Wages and
Equine Welfare
22-November-2022
A Provincial
Consultation on Minimum Wages and Equine
Welfare was organized on 22nd November 2022
at Shalimar Tower Hotel by the Labour
Education Foundation. It was attended by the
DG (extension) of the Punjab Livestock &
Dairy Development Department, Lahore; Deputy
Director of the Labour Department, Lahore;.......
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LEF organizes social media training for
trade union leaders
16-November-2022
Labour Education Foundation organized a
two-day Social Media Training for Trade
Union Leaders at Pak Heritage Hotel on
November 15 and 16, 2022. Ms Mahnoor Salman
introduced the participants.......
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LEF organizes capacity-building workshop for
brick kiln workers
10-November-2022
Labour Education Foundation organized a
two-day workshop for capacity building of
brick-kiln workers at Pak Heritage Hotel in
Lahore on November 9 and 10, 2022. At least
19 kiln workers from Lahore and six from
Toba Tek Singh attended the workshop........
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LEF organized a protest in Solidarity with
Global Week of Action
23-October-2022
Labour Education Foundation has organized a
protest in front of Lahore Press Club, in
solidarity with global week of action, 24th
to 30th October 2022, under the campaign Pay
Your Workers, to call on Adidas to respect
workers’ rights in its supply chain.......
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Two Days Social Media Training Workshop
with
Trade Union Leaders in Lahore
16-17-Feb-2022
Two days Social Media training workshop
conducted by Labour Education Foundation in
Lahore with 34 participants from 4
districts, Lahore ,Faisalababd, Charsadda
and Mardan attended it........
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One-Day
Training Workshop of
Brick Kiln Workers on Gender Equality
16-February-2022
In coordination with The Brooke Pakistan,
Labour Education Foundation is implementing
a project with equine owners working at
brick kilns of District Sheikhupura to
protect the rights of working animals’ i-e
Donkey, Horse, and Mule. On February 16,
2022 LEF conducted one day training workshop
at Mumtaz Mahal Hotel, Farooqabad.......
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Provincial Consultation on Bonded Labour
23-December-2021
The Provincial
Consultation on Bonded Labour has been held
on 23rd December 2021 in Falettis Hotel
Lahore organised by Labour Education
Foundation. In this consultation the
executive members of Pakistan Bhatta Mazdoor
Union from Districts Toba Tek Singh,
Khanewal, Multan, Vehari, Bhakhar, Mandi
Bahaudin, Gujrat, Sheikhupura and Lahore
have been participated.......
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HBWs Day 20th
October Celebrated in Lahore & Mardan
20-October-2021
International Home Based Women Workers Day
was celebrated on the 20th of October 2021
in Mardan and Lahore by Labour Education
Foundation. More than 70 women in Lahore and
more than 80 women participated in the
event.. .......
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Promoting small cotton grower’s and
improved cotton picker condition can
increase
cotton
production in
Pakistan
The severe cotton crisis in Pakistan can
only be averted by promoting small cotton
growers and improved labour conditions for
cortton pickers. Allthough Pakistan is the
fifth largest producer of cotton in the
world, however, it lags behind in its
failiur to improve cotton production........
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Declining cotton crop
in Pakistan- a rapid study
Pakistan is the fifth-largest producer of
cotton in the world. It also has the
third-largest cotton spinning capacity in
Asia (after China and India), with thousands
of ginning and spinning units producing
textile products from cotton. Still the
cotton crop is declining
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Two Days Capacity Building Training Workshop
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) is implementing a project “Awareness Raising for Creating a Demand for Workers’ Rights” in collaboration with SOLIDAR
for their efforts of Organizing
International Solidarity........
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Orientation Session in Lahore & Faisalabad
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) is
implementing a project “Awareness Raising
for Creating a Demand for Workers Rights” in
collaboration with SOLIDAR for their efforts
of Organizing International Solidarity........
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Two Days Capacity Building Training Workshop
for Brick Kiln Workers on the topic of
“Occupational Health & Safety”
16-17-July-2021
Two days capacity building training workshop
was organized in Lahore on the topic of
“Occupational Health and Safety” for brick
kiln workers of district ........
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Labour Education Foundation organized Two
Day Capacity Building Training Workshop on
Social Protection In the Grassroots
Perspective
17-18-February-2021
Labour Education Foundation organized
capacity building training workshop on the
title of Social
Protection in the Grassroots Perspective on
17-18 February in Lahore. .....more |
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Women are facing two pandemics- COVID 19
and violence
It is needed to Orange the world
Women Rights Are Human Rights
LAHORE, 04-12-2020: A large number of
brick kiln women workers, social
activists, civil society organizations,
representatives from Punjab Commission
on the Status of Women, National
Commission for Human Rights (NCHR),
Women Development Department, Labour
Department and Minister for Human
Rights, congregated in a seminar, which
was organized by Labour Education
Foundation to join hands to
international campaign “16 Days of
Activism against Gender-Based
Violence”.......more |
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Punjab Home Based Workers Act awaiting
enactment from the Punjab Assembly
Home Based Workers demand to pass the law
soon in Punjab
20-October-2020
Representatives of home based workers from
different areas of Lahore and from different
government departments met in a consultation
“Rights of Home-Based Worker and Need for
Legal Protection” on Tuesday 20th
October 2020 organized by Labour Education
Foundation on the occasion of International
home-based worker day. A large number of
home based workers, Civil Society
Organisations, government representative
attended this consultation .....more |
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Provincial Consultation ‘’Bonded Labour Situation in Punjab & Way Forward’’ at Lahore
29 -Septemer-2020
Labour Education
Foundation facilitated a provincial level
consultation ‘’Bonded Labour Situation in
Punjab & way forward’’ at Lahore.
In this consultation brick kiln
workers’ union,
trade unions, civil society members, brick
kiln owners association and
government departments.....more |
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Capacity Building Training Workshop for
Brick Kiln Workers Toba Tek Singh
11-12-Septemer-2020
Labour Education Foundation has been
organized two days capacity building
training workshop on 11, 12 September 2020
for most vulnerable bonded labourers of
brick kiln workers .....more |
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Two days training workshop on "Occupational
Health and Safety" in which brick kiln
workers
5-6-Septemer-2020
Two days training workshop was organized on
Occupational Health and Safety in which
brick kiln workers from three districts
Lahore, Nankana Sahib and Sheikhupura
participated ......more |
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Labour Education Foundation organized and
facilitated quarterly meeting of Pakistan
Bhatta Mazdoor Union (Punjab) registered
21-August-2020
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) organized
and facilitated quarterly meeting of
Pakistan Bhatta Mazdoor Union (Punjab)
registered in LEF Office Committee Room on
dated: August 21, 2020 to discuss present
situation of brick kiln industry in the
Punjab. The meeting was started with follow
up of previous meeting and then agenda of
the meeting discussed in detail. In District
Jhang bonded labour case reported to labour
department, but officials of L&HRD didn’t
paid attention to resolve the issue of
bonded labour family. In this situation
General Secretary PBMU intervened and
release the aggrieved family seventy six
members from brick kiln with coordination of
Labour Department and law enforcement
agencies. Pakistan Bhatta Mazdoor Union
representatives highlighted bonded labour
case with Director General Labour & Minister
Labour & Human Resource Department to take
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Pakistan Bhatta Mazdoor Union (Punjab)
registered delegation met with Minister
Labour & Human Resource Department
20-August-2020
Pakistan Bhatta Mazdoor Union (Punjab)
registered delegation met with Minister
Labour & Human Resource Department in his
office on dated: August 20, 2020 to discuss
the issues faced by brick kiln workers........more |
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OPINION: Garment workers cannot foot the bill for the pandemic
by Khalid Mahmood
19-August-2020
Fashion brands are responsible for inequalities in supply chains that have left garment workers in destitution, and must take responsibility for their workers........more |
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Capacity Building training on “Handling the personal safety in COVID-19”
19-June-2020
On 11th and 18th June
2020, Labour Education Foundation organized
two trainings for formal and informal
workers on the topic of “Handling the
personal safety in COVID-19” through the
webinar. The main objective was to educate
the workers; how they can protect themselves
from the COVID-19 pandemic.....more |
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Progressive Labour Federation, Haqooq e Khalq Movement, Progressive Students Collective and Labour Education Foundation organised a webinar today to celebrate the International Workers Day
01-May-2020
• Governments and employers are unable to
protect workers in covid-19 times
• capitalist system is more concern about
profits not the lives of the workers even in
this pandemic.
• Workers need safety for their health and
jobs at the same time
• All kind of workers should be registered
and should be given same rights
Progressive Labour Federation, Haqooq e
Khalq Movement, Progressive Students
Collective and Labour Education Foundation
organised a webinar today to celebrate the
International Workers Day. More than 150
workers and trade union representatives ....more |
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Trade Unions demand complete implementation
of labour laws.
LEF organised National Workers' Convention
in Lahore
01-March-2020
Workers’ declaration issued on the occasion
of National Worker Convention organised by
Labour Education Foundation in collaboration
with Industrial Relation Institute Lahore at
IRI convention hall Lahore on 1st March
2020. More than 300 Home Based Worker, Brick
Kiln workers, Domestic workers, Power Loom
Factory ....more |
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Two Day Training Workshop for Brick Kiln
Workers on "Social Protection" by Labour Education Foundation
30-31-December-2019
A training workshop was organized in hotel
Pak Heritage Lahore on 30-31 December 2019
in which participants from different
districts participated. There were conduct
different sessions with brick kiln workers
on different issues and raised demands for
workers welfare....more |
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Two Day Training Workshop on "Social
Protection in the Grassroots Perspective" by Labour Education Foundation
28-29-December-2019
A two - days training workshop on the topic
of “Social Protection in the Grassroots
Perspective” was organized on 28-29th
of December 2019 by Labour Education
Foundation in collaboration with Asia
Monitor Resource Center (AMRC) in Lahore....more |
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A Seminar on Violence against Women organized by Labour Education Foundation
10-December-2019
Labour Education Foundation has been
organized a Seminar on Violence against
Women on Human Rights International Day
December 10, 2019 in Hotel Pak Heritage,
Lahore. Chief Guest of the Seminar was Mr.
Ejaz Alam Augustine, Minister of Human
Rights and Minority Affairs Punjab....more |
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A Seminar to Promote Interfaith Harmony and
Rights for all citizens organized by Labour Education Foundation
18-November-2019
On 18th November 2019, Labour Education
Foundation organized a seminar to promote
interfaith harmony and rights for all
citizens at Pak Heritage Hotel Lahore. The
members of Labour Community Organizations
that were formed to protect the rights of
workers....more |
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Inequality Report 2019 Launched by Labour Education Foundation
15-November-2019
South Asia’s share of the poor in the globe
increased from 27.3 percent to 33.4 percent
between 1990 to 2013 “Growing Inequality in
South Asia” Growing poverty in South Asia
has been exposed the myth of growth in
several countries of the region......more |
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Home Based Worker's Day Celebrated by Labour Education Foundation in
Charsadda
23-October-2019
Home Based Worker's day was celebrated by
Labour Education Foundation on 23rd of
October 2019 in Charsadda. More than 120
women workers participated in the activity......more |
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Seminar on Implementation of Minimum Wage
Rates at Brick Kiln Industry Organized by LEF in
Lahore
15-October-2019
A seminar on implementation of minimum wage
rates at brick kiln industry Punjab has been
organized by the Labour Education Foundation
on October 15, 2019 at Ambassador Hotel
Lahore.....more |
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One Day Training Workshop "Child
Rights, Child Protection and Child Labour" Organized by LEF in
Lahore
09-October-2019
One day training session with Labour
Officers, Labour Inspectors and Police
Officials was conducted by the Labour
Education Foundation.....more |
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Two Days Training Workshop "Capacity
Building" Organized by LEF in
Lahore
18-19-September-2019
Capacity building training workshop was
organized in Lahore on 18-19 Sep 2019 in
Hotel Pak Heritage. This training was
organized for union leadership from district
committees of Pakistan Bhatta Mazdoor Union
(PBMU) in Lahore...more |
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Two Days Training "Occupational Safety and
Health" Organized by LEF in
Lahore
14-15-September-2019
Labour Education Foundation has arranged two
days training workshop on Occupational
Safety & Health for Brick Kiln workers from
three districts Lahore, Sheikhupura and
Nankana Sahib on September 14-15, 2019 in
Pak Heritage Hotel, Lahore...more |
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Seven years after deadly fire, garment workers in Pakistan still need a worker-led factory safety programme
11-September-2019
Seven years since the Ali Enterprises
factory fire of 2012, in which over 250
workers were killed, textile and garment
factories in Pakistan remain as unsafe as
they were then, warns a report launched
today......more |
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Two Days Training Workshop "Capacity
Building" Organized by LEF in
Lahore
27-28-August-2019
Labour Education Foundation organized a two
days training workshop on 27-28th
of August 2019 in Lahore. Total 28
participants including 09 women and 19 men
attended the both trainings. Most of the
workers belong to garment and textile
factories......more |
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Two Days Training Workshop "Capacity
Building" Organized by LEF in
Faisalabad
22-23-August-2019
Labour Education Foundation organized a two
days training workshop on 22-23rd
of August 2019 in Faisalabad. Total 32
participants including 12 women and 20 men
attended the both trainings. Most of the
workers belong to garment and textile
factories.....more |
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A Tripartite Dialogue on Social Protection Organized by LEF in
Lahore
27-February-2019
LEF organized a tripartite dialogue on
social protection on 27th Feb 2019 in hotel
Crown Plaza Lahore in which brick kiln
workers from all over the Punjab , trade
unions, civil society members, brick kiln
owners association, EOBI, department of
labour, social security.....more |
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One day training workshop "Labour
Inspectors, Labour Officers" Organized by LEF in
Nankana Sahib
12-February-2019
One-day training of labour inspectors,
labour officers and relevant police
officials from Nankana Sahib was conducted
on child labour and child protection dated
12-Feb-19 in Banda Hotel Shahkot Nankana
Sahib.....more |
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A Seminar "Abolition of Slavery at
Kilns" Organized by LEF in
Lahore
8-February-2019
A seminar on the topic Abolition of Slavery
at Kilns was organized on 8th Feb
2019 in Labour Bakhtiar Hall.....more |
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Two Days Training Workshop "Capacity
Building" Organized by LEF in
Sheikhupura
5-6-February-2019
Capacity building training workshop was
organized in district Sheikhupura on 5-6 Feb
2019 for union leadership from district
committees of Pakistan Bhatta Mazdoor Union..more |
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Two Days Training Workshop "Leadership and
Institutional Development" Organized by LEF in
Lahore
28-29-January-2019
Selected leaders from district and local
areas’ committees of PBMU from Lahore,
Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib was invited in
leadership and institutional development
training workshops was organized in Lahore
on 28-29 Jan 2019 in Hotel Pak Heritage
Lahore...more |
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Two Days Training "Occupational Safety and
Health" Organized by LEF in
Lahore
26-27-January-2019
Training workshop on Occupational Safety and
Health (OSH) for union activists from
Lahore, Sheikhupura and Nankana Sahib was
organized in Lahore 26-27 Jan 2019. Workshop
will be helpful...more |
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Two Days Training "Activists Creating Gender
Equality" Organized by LEF in
Lahore
12-13-November-2018
Labour Education Foundation organized a two
days training “Activists Creating Gender
Equality” in its office in Lahore on 12-13
November, 2018. 16 activists including 11
females and 5 males...more |
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Two Days Training Workshop with Brick Kiln
Union Members Organized by LEF in
Lahore
22-23-May-2018
Two days training workshop was organized
with Brick kiln union members on 22-23 May
2018 in Hotel Pak Heritage Lahore on the
topics, Socio economic....more |
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One Days Training Session with Labour
Department and Police Officials Organized by LEF in
Lahore.
1-May-2018
One day training session was organized in
Hotel Pak Heritage Lahore with Labour
Department and police officials on the topic
child protection, child rights and child
labour....more |
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One Days Training Session with Labour
Department and Police Officials Organized by LEF in
Lahore.
27-April-2018
One day training session was organized in
Hotel Pak Heritage Lahore with Labour
Department and police officials on the topic
child protection, child rights and child
labour....more |
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One Days Training Session with Brick Kiln
Workers Parents & Children Organized by LEF in
Lahore.
26-April-2018
One day training session was organized with
brick kiln workers parents and children on
the topics child protection, child rights
and child labour....more |
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Two Days Social Protection Training Workshop with
Trade Unionists Leaders Organized by LEF in
Lahore
19-20-April-2018
A two days training workshop on the topic “Social Protection in the Grassroots Perspective” was organized on 19-20th of April 2018 by Labour Education Foundation in collaboration with Asia Monitor Resource Center (AMRC) in Lahore....more |
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Two Days Training Workshop with Brick Kiln
Union Members Organized by LEF in
Lahore.
10-11-April-2018
Two days training workshop was organized
with Brick kiln union members on 10-11 April
2018 by LEF in Hotel Pak Heritage Lahore.
Six sessions were delivered....more |
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Two Days Training Workshop with Brick Kiln
Workers Organized by LEF in Nankana
Sahib.
20-21-March-2018
Two days training workshop was organized
with Brick kiln workers on 20-21 March 2018
in Banda Hotel Nankana Sahib. In this
training 18 males and 15 females
participated....more |
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Two Days Training Workshop on OSH with Brick Kiln
Workers Organized by LEF in Lahore.
17-18-March-2018
A training workshop on OSH was organized by
LEF on 17-18 March 2018 for two days with
brick kiln workers in Lahore in which
workers from three districts participated....more |
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Two Days Training Workshop with Brick Kiln Union
Members Organized by LEF In Sheikhupura.
13-14-March-2018
Two days training workshop was organized with Brick kiln union members on 13-14 March 2018 by LEF in Mumtaz Mehal Faroqabad Sheikhupura. Six sessions were delivered on the topics socio economic situation of Brick kiln workers, gender equality, laws related to brick kiln workers....more |
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Capacity Building Training Workshop
Organized by LEF in Lahore
27-February-2018
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) organized
a one-day capacity building training
workshop on “Child Rights and Child
Protection” on 27th February, 2018 in Lahore....more |
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Capacity Building Training Workshop
Organized by LEF in Lahore
22-23-February-2018
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) organized
a capacity building training workshop for
two days under the project “Promoting
Empowerment and Leadership of Women Workers”
on 22-23 February, 2018 in Lahore......more |
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Capacity Building Training Workshop
Organized by LEF in Lahore
27-January-2018
LEF organised a capacity building training
workshop with garment, carpet trade union
members, shoe makers, garment workers and
home based workers in LEF office Lahore on
27th January.....more |
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Capacity Building Training Workshop
Organized by LEF in Faisalabad
19-20-January-2018
LEF organized a capacity building training
workshop with textile, garments and
powerloom trade union leaders in Faisalabad
on 19-20 January.....more |
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Seminar Organized by LEF in Lahore
on topic of "Environmental Issues and Possible Solutions"
20-December-2017
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) organized a
seminar on “Environmental Issues and
Possible Solutions” with community members
from different areas of Lahore on 20th
December, 2017 in Lahore.....more |
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Labour Education Foundation organized a Tripartite Dialogue on Social Protection for Brick Kiln Worker
19-December-2017
Tripartite Dialogue on Social Protection for Brick Kiln Worker
Labour Education Foundation organized a tripartite dialogue among workers,
employers and government representatives in
Lahore......more |
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Seminar Organized by LEF in Lahore
on topic of "Stop violence Against
Women in
Brick Kiln Industry"
8-December-2017
In connection with 16 days of activism for violence against women, LEF organized a seminar on topic of stop violence against women in brick kiln industry today in Lahore....more
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Two days Capacity Building Training Workshop for learners organized by LEF in Lahore
25-26-October-2017
Labour Education Foundation organized a two days capacity building training workshop for learners of skill centres of Labour Community Organizations (LCOs)...more |
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Two day Capacity Building Training Workshop organized by LEF
in Charsadda, KP
21-22-October-2016
LEF organized two day capacity building training workshop in Charsadda, KP for trade unions. Trade union activists from home based women workers sector.....more |
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A seminar with Home Based Workers Union organized by LEF
in Charsadda, KP
20-October-2017
LEF organized a seminar today with Home Based Workers Union KP in Charsadda on the occasion of South Asia Day for Home Based Workers. HBWs in KP
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A seminar with Home Based Workers organized by LEF in Lahore
20-October-2017
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) organized a seminar on 20th October, 2017 with Home Based Workers (HBWs)
Union Lahore on the occasion of South Asian
Day ...
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Brick Kiln Workers Rally organized by LEF in
Lahore
18-October-2017
Pakistan Bhatta Mazdoor Union and LEF organized
a rally in Lahore today on the occasion of
Anti-Slavery Day...more |
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Orientation Session organized by LEF in
FSD
13-October-2017
Orientation Session organized by Labour
Education Foundation at Faisalabad on 13
October, 2017 with power loom workers at
Labour Quomi Movement office on the topic
Minimum Wage.....more |
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Orientation Session organized by LEF in
Lahore
12-October-2017
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) Organized
Orientation Session on 12th October 2017 at
Progressive Labour Federation Office on the
topic Labour Laws......more |
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Two day Capacity Building Training Workshop organized by LEF
in Mardan, KP
26-27-September-2017
Two-day capacity building workshop starts in
Mardan today for trade union leaders from KP
province. Situation of workers and trade
unions in KP........more |
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People's SAARC Regional Meeting in Kathmandu
13-14-September-2017
The People's SAARC regional meeting on Changing Political Landscape of South Asia and role of People’s SAARC was organised on 13-14 September, 2017 by NGO Federation of Nepal (NFN) and South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) in Kathmandu......more |
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Two Day Training Workshop on OSH organized by LEF in
Lahore
26-27-August-2017
Labour Education Foundation organized a two
days national training workshop with trade
union leaders on Occupational Safety and
Health (OSH)......more |
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International Labour Day Rally organized by LEF in Lahore!
1-May-2017
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A training workshop for learners organized by LEF in Lahore
8-9-November-2016
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) organized a two days capacity building training workshop for the learners of skill centres of Labour Community Organizations on 8-9 November 2016 in Lahore. Total 33 participants (25 girls and 8 boys) and their teachers attended this training. The main objective of this training was to enhance their knowledge on subjects like basic business traits, gender, environmental issues and socio economic situation in country.
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A Training of Women Garment Workers Organized by LEF in Lahore
06-August-2016
Organising of women garment workers is very
important for development of the labour
movement in Pakistan. LEF is trying to train
garment workers and organise them in union
in few districts in Pakistan.
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World Day Against Child Labour
"End Child Labour in Supply Chain"
28-July-2016
Labour Education Foundation in collaboration
with Solidar Switzerland and Group
Development Pakistan
observed the World Day against Child labour
on 28th July 2016 at Pak Heritage Hotel,
Lahore was arranged a seminar. 259 were
participation including children and
community. The representatives of local and
national organizations also participated.
Speakers talked about the present situation
in terms of child rights, reasons behind
child labour, importance of education for
children and the role of government to deal
with the situation. A puppet show was
arranged by "GODH". Children from the
non-formal education centres established
under the project “Piloting an Intervention
to Counter Child labour in Slum of Lahore”
described their thoughts about the issues
related to child labour.
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Session with children on Poor Development & Implementation
15-July-2016
CRM Punjb arranged a session for children at
Labour Education Foundation's NFE center in
Ahmad Town Lahore to make them aware about
the existing laws for the protection
and promotion of their rights. Session led
by Ahmar
Majeed Advocate
High court and child Rights expert.
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Capacity Building Training Workshop Organized by LEF in Lahore
20-May-2016
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) organized a capacity building training workshop for members of Labour Community Organizations (LCOs) on 18-19 May, 2016 in Pak Heritage Hotel, Lahore. 25 participants (14 women and 11 men) attended this training. Trainers highlighted the objectives of forming and strengthening 10 LCOs in two districts, Lahore and Sheikhupura, how to increase membership and membership fee, importance and techniques of advocacy campaign for people’s rights, social, economic and political situation of Pakistan, requirements and method of registration of organizations with government, women’s role in developing organizations and issues of areas through presentations, discussion, group works and mapping.
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A Rally of HBWs Organized by LEF in Lahore
02-May-2016
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) organized
a rally of Home Based Workers (HBWs)
from Shimla Pahari to Punjab Assembly,
Lahore on "International Labour Day" (1st
May), 2016. More than 200 HBWs participated
in this rally and chanted slogans, recognize
HBWs as labour, pay wages according to work,
ratify convention 177 of HBWs etc.
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May Day 2016
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Press Conference On Budget Allocation for Child Rights
18-April-2016
Child Rights Movemnet had a press confernce
to demand Increase budget to address Child
Rights isues in Punjab. Children are 47% of
our total population receiving 1% of public
investment; we cannot imagine a bright
future for our country without giving their
due share in resources.
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From :
Hassan Muhammad Rana
President Progressive Labour Federation
15-April-2016
 Supreme
Court of Pakistan 3 judges Bench has
reinstated me and my friends with all back
benefits.I am grateful to you all,you ever
encouraged me during my dismissal period
which was sole for working class. Its for
your kind information and Love. |
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CAN Pakistan had a
meeting with Secretary Labour
14-April-2016
Continuous efforts will bring lasting
changes to children's lives. Yes, we are few
in number but determined, passionate and
dedicated and will continue our efforts
to create a society .........
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Demonstration in Lahore for Ali Enterprises victims
13-April-2016
Today was a global call day for showing
solidarity with Ali Enterprises victims for
paying full compansation and justice to
families of 256 workers died in the fire
incident. In this regard, Textile Powerloom
and Garment Workers Federation and Labour
Education Foundation today held a
demonsration in fron of Lahore Press Club.
Even after 3 years the victims' families are
not paid full tong term compansation and the
German company KIK Textilian has gone back
from its initial promise to pay full
compansation. Even the government of
Pakistan has not been very active to give
justice to the families and the responsible
for fire and situation created after fire
are not being put behind bars. We demand
that KIK pays full long term compansation to
the families, government should take
effective measures to improve factory
inspections and implementation of labour
laws.
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CAN Pakistan organized excellent Meeting
with Honourable Governor Punjab on Child
Rights issues in Punjab. CAN Pakistan is
thankful to all those who supported us in
making this successful intervention.
11-April-2016
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Press Conference
Textile Powerlooms and Garment Workers
Federation Pakistan
09-April-2016
Textile powerlooms and garment workers
federation Pakistan hold a press conference
on 06 April for the reinstatement of sake
textile garment workers.Pakistan textile
workers federation general sectory Usama
Tariq, Ittifaq mazdor union cresent bahuman
pindi bhatian president Gulam Abbas, Gen
Sec. Khalid Mehmood. Ali Murtaza Associate
private limited workers unions Gen Sec.
Farhad Shukat and M Asif. Lef director
khalid mehmood was also their.
TPGWF gen sec. Niaz khan said that Cresent
bhuman pindi bhatian and Ali murtaza
associate workers should be reinstate and
give them freedom to organize trade
union.TPGWF will organize rallies and
protest with orther unions in
Lahore,Faisalabad,Multan and Hafizabad.
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 Khalid
Mahmood Director Labour Education
Foundation (LEF) writes
that
"Progressive Forces Must Unite Against
Extremism and Militancy in Pakistan"
'Trade unions, student unions, women rights
NGOs, people’s movements have to come
together to save our society. All the
progressive, secular and democratic forces
must stand together, under the banner of
radical peace, justice and equality for
all.'
https://ifwea-org.directo.fi/?x637150=1019597
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Pakistan Bhatta Mazdoor Union and Minimum
Wage Committee Rally
18-March-2016
Nothing to say more about the rally, it is self explanatory how desperate the brick kiln workers are for implementation of minimum wage rate. The government is unable to implement its own laws and announcements; bhatta owners' mafia is so powerful and are part of the ruling political parties.
It was interesting for me to take different shades of protesters and speakers. Brave women workers participating with their children was impressive.
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Powerloom workers protesting since last one week in Faisalabad
11-March-2016
Powerloom workers in Faisalabad are protesting since last one week on the demand of appointments of oilmen, machine maintenance and loading staff in the factories. This is an old demand of workers but nothing is happening due to non-implementation of labour laws on health and safety and employers behaviour who are not willing to negotiate with employers. Last night goons of the district administration and employers under the alleged orders of DCO attacked the camp of protesting workers outside DCO office and injured many workers including Mian Abdul Qayum, chairman of the LQM. Today around 5000 powerloom workers from all around Faisalabad organised a rally against the attack on workers and for their demands, all powerloom factories were closed today. On intervention of the CPO Faisalabad a committee is formed now which will hold negotiation tomorrow. Punjab government should take notice of this situation and should implement the labour laws in true spirit to save workers health and insure safe working conditions.
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Joint statement of AWP
leadership on eve of International Women's
Day
On the 106th International Woman’s Day, we
the central leadership of the Awami Workers
Party commend the women of Pakistan for
their courage.........more |
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Habib Jalib Inqilabi
Mela
30 April at 6pm at Aiwan Iqbal Lahore,
Egerton Road Lahore with known poets and
artists, Habib
Jalib birth day celebrations on 24 March
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Today our friends paid
a wonderful tribute to Renowned Lawyer
Barrister Salman Akram Raja,who contested
and won the PTCL Employees and pensioners
case in Supreme Court. Please pay your
welcome tribute by sharing this photograph
too.
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Lahore --- a city of
gardens,
now a city of concrete
Lahore:
Environmentalist and author Z B Mirza
remembers a very different Lahroe..........more
28-Feb-2016 |
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The Orange Line
The government of Punjab is spending
Rs162 billion for the transportation of
250,000 residents of Lahore..........more
28-Feb-2016 |
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Inagural conference of PBIFEF
At inagural conference of Pakistan Bank
Insurance and Financial Employees Federation
(PBIFEF) in Islamabad today. It was great to
meet Brother Christopher Ng, general
seretary of UNI Apro and Brother Jayasari
Pryalal, director finance UNI Apro. PBIFEF
is a very good initiative of unions coming
together and joing their strengths. In times
of present government which has policies of
selling every public sector institution to
their cronies, trade unions have to show
solidarity with each other in struggle
against privatisation. State Life Insurance
Corporation is under threat of privatisation
and the union is resisting so far but all
other unions will have to come together in
this resistance.
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Brick Kiln Workers Rally in Lahore
Brick kiln workers
from allover Punjab organised a rally and
gave a sit-in in Lahore for their demands of
implimentation of minimum wage rate,
elimination of bonded labour, registration
in social security and EOBI and elimination
of child labour. Sit-in continued for 8
hours till the successful negotiations were
held with Secretary Labour Punjab Mr. Ali
Sarfaraz who assured the workers to start a
campaign by government on implimentation of
wage rates and for fullfilment of all other
demands of the workers. This rally was
organised jointly by the Pakistan Bhatta
Mazdoor Union and Labour Qaumi Movement.
Workers from different district reached in
the rally despite harrassment and arrests by
the police all night.
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Faiz Aman Mela 2016 Photographs
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Congratulations Nazli
Javed!
Nazli elected unopposed councillor in a
union council in Sheikhupura district. She
is a senior team member of LEF....
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21-Jan-2016
“Government should take in to account conducting of Census to be held in 2016 which is mandatory for the allocation of budget for the women and marginalized sectors”. This was discussed in a seminar on National and Provincial Budget of Pakistan was arranged by the HomeNet Pakistan at Hospitality Inn Hotel Lahore.
Representatives from several government department including representatives from local government, social protection authority academia and the members from 13 District Action Committees of Punjab including Home based workers leaders, line department representatives from Lodhran, Faisalabad, Rajanpur, Sialkot, Kasur, Gujranwala, Chiniot, Vehari, Muzzafargarh, Multan, Jehlum, Sargodha, Sahiwal etc participated in the seminar.
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17-Jan-2016 visited Faisalabad to attend Organising Committee meeting of Labour Qaumi Movement (LQM) and delivered session on organising strategies. Among attendants was Fazal Ilahi the most prominent of arrested leaders of LQM under anti terrorism charges in 2011. Good to see his courage and continuation of leading workers in Sudhar sector of Faisalabad. Today lead news of Dunya daily newspaper of Faisalabad edition was about DCO's active role to solve problems of powerloom and brick kiln workers. Workers issue raised by newspaper in such a way is not very common in Pakistan. This only is happening due to continuous struggle of LQM leadership.
17-Jan-2016 |
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Protest for
Resorted
Mehnatkash Union Philip Morris Trade Union
leaders and workers
in Lahore by Progressive Labour Federation
Pakistan.
11-Jan-2016 |
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Good News!
Mehnatkash Union Philip Morris Trade Union
Leaders Released
Arrested trade union leaders and members of
Mehnatkash Union Philip Morris released by
KPK government due to pressure of solidarity
campaign by trade unions, AWP and IUF.
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Friends please send protest letters to KPK
government over arrests of union leaders of
Philip Morris Tobacco Company; click the
link below.
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Please Send the protest massage to KPK
Government aginst the Arrestment of Philip
Morris Worker's and Leaders.
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Mehnatkash Union Philip Morris Tobacco
Company Leaders arrested:
Shame on PTI government of KPK for arresting
trade union leaders and members of
Mehnatkash Union Philip Morris Tobacco
Company!....
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National Convention of Home Based Workers 2015
Announce National and Provincial policies for Home Based Workers. HBWs demands for right to organize and provision of social security. More than 500 HBWs’ leaders participated from
10 districts around Pakistan. National Convention of Home Based Workers organized by LEF in Lahore......
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LEF celebrates World Day against Child Labour in Lahore
No to Child Labour, Yes to Quality Education!
Labour Education Foundation in collaboration with Solidar Switzerland and Group Development Pakistan observed the World Day against Child labour on 12th June 2015 in Ahmed Town, Lahore by organising a seminar.
Approximately 350 persons including children were participated in the seminar.
The representatives of different political parties, local and national organizations also participated.
Speakers talked about the present situation in terms of child rights, reasons behind child labour, importance of education for children and the role of government to deal with the situation. A puppet show was arranged by the Zoom Theatre.
Children from the non-formal education centres established under the project “Piloting an Intervention to Counter Child labour in Ahmed Town” described their thoughts about the issues related to child labour and reiterated their aim to get education. |
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HBWW's Provincial Leadership Training Workshop in Mardan
11-12 June, 2015: Labour Education Foundation organized 2 - day Provincial leadership training workshop for home based women workers in Mardan.
Members and Office Bearers from Home Based Women Workers Union KPK contributed actively and took some decisions to enhance union membership and structuring bodies at district level by drawing future strategy. |
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Training workshop organized by LEF in Lahore
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) organized two days training workshop for capacity building of members of Labour Community Organizations (LCOs) on 21- 22 May, 2015 in Lahore.
25 members of LCOs from different areas of Lahore participated in this training. The speaker discussed about objectives of LCOs and importance of organizing at community level to bring social change in their lives. Members are motivated to participate in Local Bodies Elections for political change so that working class could resolve basic issues of communities by presenting at decision making levels.
They were also convinced to put pressure on government departments, political activists and government of Pakistan for their basic rights by lobbying. The trainers emphasized the need of women participation not only as members but also as office bearers in LCOs as they have a vital role in social and economic development; we can’t progress without women’s participation. |
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Progressive forces in Pakistan and Afghanistan to form a common strategy to combat this challenge, Joint Conference Declaration
Lahore:
There is a common threat of religious fundamentalism and imperialistic occupation to the progressive forces in Pakistan and Afghanistan and there is a need for common strategy to combat this challenge, this was the outcome of a two-day conference of progressive parties of Pakistan and Afghanistan organised by the Labour Education Foundation on March 12 and 13.
Speaking on the occasion, Afghanistan Solidarity Party spokesperson Selay Ghaffar said that the present government in Afghanistan was an enemy of the working class and especially women. “War lords, murderers and tribal leaders sit in power in the government...they are not interested in taking effective measures to promote democracy or equality in Afghanistan.”
Speaking at the concluding session of the conference, Awami Workers Party general secretary Farooq Tariq said a common strategy was required to fight religious fundamentalism on both sides of the border. He said the government of Pakistan must not terrorise those Afghan refugees living peacefully in Pakistan for several years. Refugees who have not received identification documents must get them without delay. “There is no good or bad Taliban,” he said. Terrorism must be fought vigorously by progressive forces on both sides.
The fifth Afghanistan-Pakistan Progressive Parties Conference explored Effective Women’s Participation in Decision Making Bodies.
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Community Seminar Organized “International Women Day” on 8th March, 2015 by LEF in Lahore
Labour Education Foundation (LEF) organized a seminar to commemorate “International Women Day” on 8th March, 2015 in Ahmed Town, Lahore. 110 Home Based Women Workers (HBWWs) participated in this seminar. The importance and significance of the International Women’s Day was highlighted, the struggle and efforts of women workers in economy and to improve their working conditions were appreciated. Along with describing the situation of HBWWs, demand to ratify and implement the ILO convention 177 was repeated. The law of sexual harassment at the work place, harassment at public places, violence against women and laws for protection of women were also shared in this event. Women participated enthusiastically though there was heavy rain and hailing in Lahore. |
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Faiz Amn Mela 2015
Excelent Faiz Amn Mela this year! Despite Pakistan India world cup cricket match today the open air auditorium was full of audience. A beautiful poetic drama "Heer" was presented by drama activists. Poetry session, a regular feature of Mela was very emotional as poets paid tribute to children of APS Peshawar. Challenging religious extremism is not a new phonomenon in poetry in Pakistan but today Faiz Mela brought prominent progressive poets together to renew the promise of fighting fundamentalism. Laal Band, Jawad Ahmed and Inayat Abid sang Faiz and motivated audiences. Farooq Tariq, general secretary Awami Workers Party spoke of bring real change in Pakistan by building working class movement. Lots of young peoples' participation in this year's Faiz Mela was a prominent feature.
I thoroughly enjoyed taking pictures whole day in this wonderful event!
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LEF Seminar "Current Political Situation and Workers' Rights"
LEF organised a seminar today in Lahore on "Current Political Situation and Workers' Rights". Asma Jahangir, Salman Akram Raja, Farooq Tariq, Niaz Khan, Amir Sohail, Aslam Meraj, Nazli Javed spoke. Establishment of military courts was strongly opposed by all speakers.
Lack of political will by government to impliment labour laws was criticised by labour leaders. Importance of workers participation and developing workers own politics was emphacised. Workers of formal and informal sector from different areas of Lahore participated in the seminar.
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Carpet Workers of
Lahore
SASK and APHEDA visit to carpet washing factory, warm welcome by Ittehad Labour Union Carpet Industries Pakistan!
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Home Based Workers of
Lahore and their work!
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