Latest items for Pakistan
March 20, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates [of consanguineous unions] globally at 65 per cent" (para 23).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates [of consanguineous unions] globally at 65 per cent" (para 23).
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:06 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"In Pakistan, however, about 60 per cent marry their first cousins, the highest rate in the world" (par. 9).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"In Pakistan, however, about 60 per cent marry their first cousins, the highest rate in the world" (par. 9).
Feb. 21, 2025, 5:02 p.m.
Countries: India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Portugal, South Africa, United States
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Twenty-seven new parliaments now have fewer women than they did before the elections - countries such as the US, Portugal, Pakistan, India, Indonesia and South Africa" (para 2).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Twenty-seven new parliaments now have fewer women than they did before the elections - countries such as the US, Portugal, Pakistan, India, Indonesia and South Africa" (para 2).
Feb. 13, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Estimates on consanguineous marriage prevalence around the world vary. Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates globally at 65 per cent of unions" (para 46-47).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Estimates on consanguineous marriage prevalence around the world vary. Studies have put Pakistan as having one of the highest rates globally at 65 per cent of unions" (para 46-47).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: DV-LAW-2
"Pakistan (and many other countries around the globe) have tried to address these problems with women's police stations staffed by women. In July, Saleem established a new kind of facility in Gujranwala: a Women's Enclave. Decorated with pink and purple couches, it provides a safe space for women to file complaints informally before contacting a police station and assits victims with counseling and getting a lawyer" (par .4).
Variables: DV-LAW-2
"Pakistan (and many other countries around the globe) have tried to address these problems with women's police stations staffed by women. In July, Saleem established a new kind of facility in Gujranwala: a Women's Enclave. Decorated with pink and purple couches, it provides a safe space for women to file complaints informally before contacting a police station and assits victims with counseling and getting a lawyer" (par .4).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Consider Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, with more than 127 million people. There were 10,103 reported cases of domestic violence in 2023. This year, the number is already higher at 13,295 reports by the end of August. It is not clear whether the increase reflects more women reporting to the police or more violence. But there are signs that the various efforts made in Gujranwala to encourage women to report crimes are working. The vity's population is some 6 million people, which is less than 5% of the province, but they report 10% of all domestic violence cases" (par. 30-32).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Consider Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province, with more than 127 million people. There were 10,103 reported cases of domestic violence in 2023. This year, the number is already higher at 13,295 reports by the end of August. It is not clear whether the increase reflects more women reporting to the police or more violence. But there are signs that the various efforts made in Gujranwala to encourage women to report crimes are working. The vity's population is some 6 million people, which is less than 5% of the province, but they report 10% of all domestic violence cases" (par. 30-32).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Women riding scooters are a rarity in Pakistan, let alone women in uniforms on pink scooters wielding assault rifles. Women smile as they pass. But the receptionis not always so friendly. 'Men try to show us that the roads belong to them,' says officer Iman Aziz, 23. Sometimes, she says male bystanders hurl insults at the female officers. Sometimes, the officers say, men try to chase them off the roads with their vehicles. Officer Maryam Khalil, 23, recounted an incident where three young men smashed into her squad and 'accused us of not knowing how to ride a scooter.' Another officer, Maryam Sultan, explains that she wears a pandemic-style mask...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Women riding scooters are a rarity in Pakistan, let alone women in uniforms on pink scooters wielding assault rifles. Women smile as they pass. But the receptionis not always so friendly. 'Men try to show us that the roads belong to them,' says officer Iman Aziz, 23. Sometimes, she says male bystanders hurl insults at the female officers. Sometimes, the officers say, men try to chase them off the roads with their vehicles. Officer Maryam Khalil, 23, recounted an incident where three young men smashed into her squad and 'accused us of not knowing how to ride a scooter.' Another officer, Maryam Sultan, explains that she wears a pandemic-style mask...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-4
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-4
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, GP-DATA-5
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, GP-DATA-5
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Women riding scooters are a rarity in Pakistan, let alone women in uniforms on pink scooters wielding assault rifles. Women smile as they pass. But the receptionis not always so friendly. 'Men try to show us that the roads belong to them,' says officer Iman Aziz, 23. Sometimes, she says male bystanders hurl insults at the female officers. Sometimes, the officers say, men try to chase them off the roads with their vehicles. Officer Maryam Khalil, 23, recounted an incident where three young men smashed into her squad and 'accused us of not knowing how to ride a scooter.' Another officer, Maryam Sultan, explains that she wears a pandemic-style mask...more
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Women riding scooters are a rarity in Pakistan, let alone women in uniforms on pink scooters wielding assault rifles. Women smile as they pass. But the receptionis not always so friendly. 'Men try to show us that the roads belong to them,' says officer Iman Aziz, 23. Sometimes, she says male bystanders hurl insults at the female officers. Sometimes, the officers say, men try to chase them off the roads with their vehicles. Officer Maryam Khalil, 23, recounted an incident where three young men smashed into her squad and 'accused us of not knowing how to ride a scooter.' Another officer, Maryam Sultan, explains that she wears a pandemic-style mask...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Aziz takes the woman into her home to take a statement, typing the information into an app on her iPad. She explains that this beating began after she went to a dentist to treat her toothache. When she came home, her husband flew into a rage, accusing her of having and affair. The 13-year-old walks in, holding his five-month-old baby brother in his arms. The couple's daughters, 12, and 9, stand close to her. 'My daughter begged him not to kill me. She saved me,' the woman says" (par. 19-20). "'He didn't even acknowledge she was his,' the woman says, referring to her oldest girl, a serious allegation in Pakistan...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Aziz takes the woman into her home to take a statement, typing the information into an app on her iPad. She explains that this beating began after she went to a dentist to treat her toothache. When she came home, her husband flew into a rage, accusing her of having and affair. The 13-year-old walks in, holding his five-month-old baby brother in his arms. The couple's daughters, 12, and 9, stand close to her. 'My daughter begged him not to kill me. She saved me,' the woman says" (par. 19-20). "'He didn't even acknowledge she was his,' the woman says, referring to her oldest girl, a serious allegation in Pakistan...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-2
"Today's biggest challenge is locating the woman in distress. But then they meet a thin 13-year-old boy who points them in the right direction. He turns out to be her son, and she soon rushes to meet the offiecers, sobbing and showing them bruises on her face and neck. She says her husband had tried to strangle her" (par. 14).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-2
"Today's biggest challenge is locating the woman in distress. But then they meet a thin 13-year-old boy who points them in the right direction. He turns out to be her son, and she soon rushes to meet the offiecers, sobbing and showing them bruises on her face and neck. She says her husband had tried to strangle her" (par. 14).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Five women police officers on pink Vespa-style scooters ride through a series of ever-narrowing lanes and alleys in the concrete-and-dust town of Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. They are part of a pilot program launched in September called 'Pink Wheels,' which aims to address crimes against women and children by bringing help directly to their homes. Here, like much of Pakistan, police say many women shy away from reporting crimes such as domestic violence or sexual assault. The main barrier? 'She would likely encounter a police officer with a mustache,' says Muhammad Ayyax Saleem, deputy inspector general for Gujranwala, who developed the Pink Wheels program. He says a...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: SUICIDE-PRACTICE-1
"She tells the officer, Aziz, that she considered suicide, but didn't want to leave her children to their father" (par. 22). This woman was abused by her husband, kicked out of their house, and he threatened to murder her and tried to strangle her. This demonstrates that abuse of this form can be a cause to consider suicide (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: SUICIDE-PRACTICE-1
"She tells the officer, Aziz, that she considered suicide, but didn't want to leave her children to their father" (par. 22). This woman was abused by her husband, kicked out of their house, and he threatened to murder her and tried to strangle her. This demonstrates that abuse of this form can be a cause to consider suicide (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-3, DSFMF-PRACTICE-4
"'He didn't even acknowledge she was his,' the woman says, referring to her oldest girl, a serious allegation in Pakistan where even rumors of a woman's infidelity can prompt relatives to kill her to defend the family's reputation" (par. 23).
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-3, DSFMF-PRACTICE-4
"'He didn't even acknowledge she was his,' the woman says, referring to her oldest girl, a serious allegation in Pakistan where even rumors of a woman's infidelity can prompt relatives to kill her to defend the family's reputation" (par. 23).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: CWC-DATA-2
"Pakistan (and many other countries around the globe) have tried to address these problems with women's police stations staffed by women. In July, Saleem established a new kind of facility in Gujranwala: a Women's Enclave. Decorated with pink and purple couches, it provides a safe space for women to file complaints informally before contacting a police station and assits victims with counseling and getting a lawyer. But Saleem grew concerned that the Women's Enclave was not serving women in rural areas and unable to leave their homes. That's why the Pink Wheels entered the picture" (par. 4-6).
Variables: CWC-DATA-2
"Pakistan (and many other countries around the globe) have tried to address these problems with women's police stations staffed by women. In July, Saleem established a new kind of facility in Gujranwala: a Women's Enclave. Decorated with pink and purple couches, it provides a safe space for women to file complaints informally before contacting a police station and assits victims with counseling and getting a lawyer. But Saleem grew concerned that the Women's Enclave was not serving women in rural areas and unable to leave their homes. That's why the Pink Wheels entered the picture" (par. 4-6).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-3
"She'd begged her father for her help, but he demanded she stay married because divorce would bring shame on their family. 'It would be a black mark on my forehear,' she recalls her father saying" (par. 21).
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-3
"She'd begged her father for her help, but he demanded she stay married because divorce would bring shame on their family. 'It would be a black mark on my forehear,' she recalls her father saying" (par. 21).
Feb. 4, 2025, 1:56 p.m.
Countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Vietnam
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-DATA-1
"Reports have found that bride trafficking occurs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, and Vietnam and that the number of women and girls being trafficked is growing. The trafficked women and girls are often ethnic or religious minorities, from impoverished communities, or, in the case of North Korea, fleeing abusive governments. Violence against women and girls is often a low priority for governments and all the affected countries have complicated relationships with China. Consequentially, their governments often show little concern about the fate of women and girls trafficked to China. However, there has been growing attention to bride trafficking in the media, and governments of the home...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-PRACTICE-2, TRAFF-DATA-1
"Reports have found that bride trafficking occurs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, and Vietnam and that the number of women and girls being trafficked is growing. The trafficked women and girls are often ethnic or religious minorities, from impoverished communities, or, in the case of North Korea, fleeing abusive governments. Violence against women and girls is often a low priority for governments and all the affected countries have complicated relationships with China. Consequentially, their governments often show little concern about the fate of women and girls trafficked to China. However, there has been growing attention to bride trafficking in the media, and governments of the home...more
Feb. 1, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"More than 1,000 women are killed each year in Pakistan at the hands of community or family members over perceived damage to 'honour', according to independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. That could involve eloping, posting social media content, fraternising with men, or any other infraction against conservative values relating to women" (para 11-12).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"More than 1,000 women are killed each year in Pakistan at the hands of community or family members over perceived damage to 'honour', according to independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. That could involve eloping, posting social media content, fraternising with men, or any other infraction against conservative values relating to women" (para 11-12).
Feb. 1, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2
"More than 1,000 women are killed each year in Pakistan at the hands of community or family members over perceived damage to 'honour', according to independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan" (para 11).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2
"More than 1,000 women are killed each year in Pakistan at the hands of community or family members over perceived damage to 'honour', according to independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan" (para 11).
Feb. 1, 2025, 7:04 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"More than 1,000 women are killed each year in Pakistan at the hands of community or family members over perceived damage to “honour”, according to independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. That could involve eloping, posting social media content, fraternising with men, or any other infraction against conservative values relating to women" (para 11-12).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"More than 1,000 women are killed each year in Pakistan at the hands of community or family members over perceived damage to “honour”, according to independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. That could involve eloping, posting social media content, fraternising with men, or any other infraction against conservative values relating to women" (para 11-12).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-4
"Home-based workers in Pakistan work in different industries, making garments, carpets, sacks, incense sticks, footballs, embroidery, bangles, jewelry, shoes and food. Work is done for domestic and global supply chains. These home-based workers are employed by factories or workshops through contractors or intermediaries and paid by the piece. They operate out of their homes or places near their homes. Home-based workers are treated as independent contractors or micro-businesses even though, in reality, they are disguised employees. They do not have employment contracts, enforceability of minimum wages, access to social security entitlements such as pensions, health coverage or maternity benefits, or access to dispute resolution mechanisms. They bear additional production costs...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-4
"Home-based workers in Pakistan work in different industries, making garments, carpets, sacks, incense sticks, footballs, embroidery, bangles, jewelry, shoes and food. Work is done for domestic and global supply chains. These home-based workers are employed by factories or workshops through contractors or intermediaries and paid by the piece. They operate out of their homes or places near their homes. Home-based workers are treated as independent contractors or micro-businesses even though, in reality, they are disguised employees. They do not have employment contracts, enforceability of minimum wages, access to social security entitlements such as pensions, health coverage or maternity benefits, or access to dispute resolution mechanisms. They bear additional production costs...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Activists and unionists decided to establish cooperatives where home-based workers could freely discuss their issues, work together, develop their skills and advocate for their rights. The workers had a broad range of concerns beyond a minimum wage, social security and their legal recognition as workers. They also discussed everyday concerns, including transport, electricity, housing security and violence against women" (par. 7). If the activists and unionists are discussing concerns about women and transportation, this suggests it is not safe for them to intermingle in public (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1
"Activists and unionists decided to establish cooperatives where home-based workers could freely discuss their issues, work together, develop their skills and advocate for their rights. The workers had a broad range of concerns beyond a minimum wage, social security and their legal recognition as workers. They also discussed everyday concerns, including transport, electricity, housing security and violence against women" (par. 7). If the activists and unionists are discussing concerns about women and transportation, this suggests it is not safe for them to intermingle in public (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The Act was the result of more than two decades of organizing and advocacy, and gives approximately 5 million home-based workers in Sindh the right to unionize and bargain collectively, social protection, and access dispute resolution mechanisms" (par. 1). "In 2011, realizing that legal rights for home-based workers would not be enacted if home-based workers remained invisible, activists and trade unionists in Pakistan started establishing contact with home-based workers by going house to house and asking workers to tell them about other home-based workers. Activists and unionists decided to establish cooperatives where home-based workers could freely discuss their issues, work together, develop their skills and advocate for their rights. The...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The Act was the result of more than two decades of organizing and advocacy, and gives approximately 5 million home-based workers in Sindh the right to unionize and bargain collectively, social protection, and access dispute resolution mechanisms" (par. 1). "In 2011, realizing that legal rights for home-based workers would not be enacted if home-based workers remained invisible, activists and trade unionists in Pakistan started establishing contact with home-based workers by going house to house and asking workers to tell them about other home-based workers. Activists and unionists decided to establish cooperatives where home-based workers could freely discuss their issues, work together, develop their skills and advocate for their rights. The...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: ERBG-LAW-2
"The home-based workers started approaching Labour Department officials, the Social Security Institute, and the Workers Welfare Board with their concerns about wage payments and social security" (par. 7). "The result of their advocacy, the Sindh Home-Based Workers Act, 2018, was a significant achievement: it gives homeworkers legal recognition as “employees” and has widespread implications as it applies to all sectors and has the potential to reach many home-based workers. The Act gives approximately 5 million home-based workers in Sindh the right to unionize and bargain collectively, social protection, and access dispute resolution mechanisms" (par. 11).
Variables: ERBG-LAW-2
"The home-based workers started approaching Labour Department officials, the Social Security Institute, and the Workers Welfare Board with their concerns about wage payments and social security" (par. 7). "The result of their advocacy, the Sindh Home-Based Workers Act, 2018, was a significant achievement: it gives homeworkers legal recognition as “employees” and has widespread implications as it applies to all sectors and has the potential to reach many home-based workers. The Act gives approximately 5 million home-based workers in Sindh the right to unionize and bargain collectively, social protection, and access dispute resolution mechanisms" (par. 11).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Home-based workers are treated as independent contractors or micro-businesses even though, in reality, they are disguised employees. They do not have employment contracts, enforceability of minimum wages, access to social security entitlements such as pensions, health coverage or maternity benefits, or access to dispute resolution mechanisms. They bear additional production costs such as the cost of workspace, equipment, materials, electricity and transportation" (par. 4).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Home-based workers are treated as independent contractors or micro-businesses even though, in reality, they are disguised employees. They do not have employment contracts, enforceability of minimum wages, access to social security entitlements such as pensions, health coverage or maternity benefits, or access to dispute resolution mechanisms. They bear additional production costs such as the cost of workspace, equipment, materials, electricity and transportation" (par. 4).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: CONST-LAW-1
"When the organizing strength of home-based workers was built through these cooperatives, they reached out and consulted with allies to decide the next steps to strengthen their legal position. It was at this point, in discussions with the National Trade Union Federation (NTUF), that the idea of forming a trade union took root. Relying on the constitutional right guaranteed under Article 17 that allows anyone to form an association or union, they applied to become a union. Three different unions were formed in 2009, two in Quetta and one in Hyderabad" (par. 9).
Variables: CONST-LAW-1
"When the organizing strength of home-based workers was built through these cooperatives, they reached out and consulted with allies to decide the next steps to strengthen their legal position. It was at this point, in discussions with the National Trade Union Federation (NTUF), that the idea of forming a trade union took root. Relying on the constitutional right guaranteed under Article 17 that allows anyone to form an association or union, they applied to become a union. Three different unions were formed in 2009, two in Quetta and one in Hyderabad" (par. 9).