Bonded labour traps thousands in Pakistan, despite law against slavery

Jul 02, 2021

Karachi [Pakistan], July 2 : Thousands of peasants in Pakistan remain entrenched in servitude under bonded labour as even after five years after the...

Pakistan Army pushes Baloch individuals to bonded labour: Activist

May 02, 2024

Baloch rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch on Thursday expressed serious concern over the atrocities inflicted by the Pakistan Army on the locals of Mashkay,...

Workers in Pakistan's Punjab raise voice against bonded labour

Oct 20, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 20 : Scores of brick kiln workers in Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan's Punjab province, along with their families, took out a...

Chennai-based child rights advocate wins US' Iqbal Masih Award

Jun 13, 2023

Lalitha Natarajan has worked throughout her career as a lawyer and activist to apply rights-based approaches to child labour. As a leader in the...

Delhi HC issues notice to Labour Ministry over long-pending back wages of bonded labour victims

Dec 16, 2020

New Delhi [India], December 16 : The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Ministry of Labour and Employment and others on...

Pak govt fails to implement bonded labour abolition law, say activists

Jul 18, 2021

Karachi [Pakistan], July 18 : Human rights activists have come together in Pakistan to express concern regarding the dire conditions of agriculture workers who...