Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Mashal Asim Khan is an LLB student in the University of London External ...

New Delhi: Child labour continues to remain a major social problem in Pakistan as one in four households employs children, with many of them exposed to hazardous conditions. Pakistan has ratified ...

Pakistan’s effort against bonded labour is not just, a labour matter; it is also a kind of national justice test, institutional seriousness and a push toward economic modernization. For years, ...

An estimated 8.6 million children aged between 5 and 17 are currently engaged in child labour in Pakistan, according to figures shared during a briefing held in Islamabad to mark World Day Against ...

The campaign to eradicate bonded labour is taking a crucial turn in Pakistan. The State already has a clear constitutional position on slavery and forced labour and human trafficking, in Article 11 of ...

SIALKOT, Pakistan — The ceaseless sound of tapping metal echoes through these muddy, garbage-strewn alleys where thousands of workers in crumbling brick hovels churn out one of Pakistan's most ...

There are approximately 2.4 billion minors around the world who are aged below 18 years. Nearly 138 million of these children – about one in 17 – are engaged in child labour, including 54 million in ...