"Govt fails to enforce minimum wage", 25 August 2022

The Punjab Labour Welfare Department has failed to implement the minimum wage in the private sector in the Rawalpindi division. A large number of private organisations, businesses and entities pay less than the fixed minimum wage of Rs25,000.

Barely 30 to 40% of private organisations have implemented the law with a majority of them continuing to violate it and paying a negligible salary to their employees as the provincial labour department has completely failed to implement the law.

Meanwhile, despite a ban on child labour, several brick kilns, tea shops, workshops and other businesses continue to engage children for work...Around 10,000 children in the Rawalpindi district are the victim of child labour as per an estimate.

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Labourers and daily-wagers are the most victim of the exploitation being carried out by employers, who not only pay less sum to their employees but also engage them for extended hours without giving them the overtime as practised in the developed and industrial countries.