"Inadequate labour protections leave millions at risk", 30 December 2024

The country’s occupational safety and health (OSH) profile for its large workforce is alarmingly inadequate, requiring urgent reforms at both federal and provincial levels to ensure safe working conditions.

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This has been found in a first-of-its-kind report, Pakistan National Profile on Occupational Safety and Health, concluded by the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development

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The report pointed out inadequate infrastructure for OSH implementation, including inspection mechanisms, regulatory bodies and training institutions besides insufficient human, technical and human resources.

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Pakistan’s labour force accounts for more than half the population, with around 134 million people aged 15 and above categorised as the working population, according to the 2020-21 Labour Force Survey. However, only 72m are part of the recorded workforce, spread across agriculture (37.4pc), industry (15pc) and services (16pc).