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Coal and sunshine
Social cost, in terms of loss of human lives, means little.
Zeenat Hisam
Illusion or reality?
Will Sindh’s labour policy be implemented in letter and spirit?
Undocumented
We do not know how many children toil in domestic service.
Informal economy
The time has come for Pakistan to address inequity.
CPEC and labour
Challenges to our workforce must be discussed.
Three-way dialogue
Tripartite mechanisms are key to a productive economy.
Social protection
The state ignores citizens’ welfare.
FICTION: EXILE AND BELONGING
A compassionate novel about what it means to be far from home
Invisible workers
Translators in the country remain unrecognised.
Misogyny & work
Paid domestic work is vital for the larger economy.
Workers’ ordeal
PSM workers who retired in 2013 onward have yet to receive their dues.
Media and labour
The internet is a strategic tool for re-energising trade unions.
Sanitation workers
There is no collective voice for those who clean our sewers.
Safety through IT
New ventures such as ‘smart helmets’ need to be promoted.
No labour reform
Outdated, repressive labour laws remain in force.
Map of resistance
This day honours landless workers’ struggles.
Right to the city
Can Karachi be made sustainable?
Work ethics
Regionally, Pakistan has one of the lowest labour productivity rates.
Migrant smuggling
The number of young men dreaming of new shores has increased.
Core and periphery
Demonic, hazards-laden ships will keep coming to Gadani for dismantling.