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First-ever draft submitted to labour ministry [Pakistan]
The Ministry of Women Development...handed over the first ever draft of National Policy of Home-Based Workers (HBWs)...the national policy demands legal equality to HBWs in status and rights in relation to other wage earners...Majority of these workers belong to poor or lower middle class background...They work 12-16 hours daily under conditions that are frequently harsh, unhealthy and hazardous.