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Pakistan Three journalists assaulted at Rawalpindi press conference [IFJ] 11-09-2025

Pakistan Bogus case registered in ongoing harassment of union leader [IFJ] 03-09-2025

Pakistan Union leads historic victory for workers’ rights [IFJ] 03-09-2025

Pakistan Union leads historic victory for workers’ rights [IFJ] 02-09-2025

Pakistan Three workers killed in gas explosion in coal mine [IndustriALL] 01-09-2025

Pakistan Gas explosion claims three miners’ lives in Mastung [Dawn] 31-08-2025

Pakistan PECA case targets women journalists in WhatsApp group [IFJ] 22-08-2025

Pakistan Sindh journalist killed in suspected murder [IFJ] 19-08-2025

Pakistan Sindh Labour Code slammed, termed ‘conspiracy’ against workers [Dawn] 13-08-2025

Pakistan Two journalists targeted by Punjab authorities [IFJ] 11-08-2025


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Sindh Government Hospital Staff to Boycott OPDs Over Pay Demands 2025-09-23 [propakistani]

Three journalists assaulted at Rawalpindi press conference 2025-09-11 [IFJ]

Union leads historic victory for workers’ rights 2025-09-03 [IFJ]

Bogus case registered in ongoing harassment of union leader 2025-09-03 [IFJ]

Union leads historic victory for workers’ rights 2025-09-02 [IFJ]

Three workers killed in gas explosion in coal mine 2025-09-01 [IndustriALL]

Gas explosion claims three miners’ lives in Mastung 2025-08-31 [Dawn]

PECA case targets women journalists in WhatsApp group 2025-08-22 [IFJ]

Sindh journalist killed in suspected murder 2025-08-19 [IFJ]

Sanitation workers threaten strike from Sep 1TRIB 2025-08-17 [The Tribune]

Protesting RWMC workers threaten strike from Sept 1 if demands not met 2025-08-17 [The Nation]

Palestine Journalists protest Israel’s killing of Al Jazeera reporters in Gaza 2025-08-13 [Arab News]

Sindh Labour Code slammed, termed ‘conspiracy’ against workers 2025-08-13 [Dawn]

Two journalists targeted by Punjab authorities 2025-08-11 [IFJ]

Women cotton workers demand justice, fair wages 2025-08-01 [The Recorder]

Human Rights Body urges Rs75,000 wage to tackle inflation 2025-07-31 [The Times]

Weaponising the Labour Codes 2025-07-13 [Asian Labour Review]

137 workers terminated in second wave of mass Jang Group retrenchments 2025-07-07 [IFJ]

Utility Stores workers vow resistance as govt plans shutdown from 10th 2025-07-04 [Dunya News]

Ban on all forms of child labour demanded 2025-06-13 [The News]

Bank union’s persistent fight wins recognition for contract workers 2025-06-02 [UNI]

Women agri workers to launch climate literacy campaign 2025-05-26 [Business Recorder]

Female cotton pickers demand rights 2025-05-05 [The Express-Tribune]

Sanitation Workers Protest in Pakistan Against Privatisation Plans of Sanitation Services 2025-05-01 [PSI]

Female cotton pickers demand rights 2025-05-01 [The Tribune]

Labour lows: A mayday for trade unions in Pakistan 2025-05-01 [GEO TV]

ITUC applauds Pakistan’s progressive worker welfare initiatives 2025-04-25 [Associated Press]

Health Workers in Pakistan Resist Healthcare Privatisation 2025-04-15 [PSI]

State registers case against newspaper and staff 2025-04-11 [IFJ]

Health Workers in Pakistan Protest Against Healthcare Privatisation 2025-04-10 [PSI]

Swabi traders hire underage boys for harvesting pea crop 2025-03-25 [Dawn]

Journalist arrested and respected news site blocked after federal raid 2025-03-25 [IFJ]

Pakistan to launch Digital Youth Hub for employment, education opportunities 2025-03-21 [AAJ English TV]

Pakistan to launch Digital Youth Hub for employment, education opportunities 2025-03-21 [AAJ English TV]

Power Workers Restore Trade Union Rights in Court Victory 2025-03-20 [PSI]

Pakistan ratifies three International Labour Standards 2025-03-17 [ILO]

CBA union keeping PPL staff from work: Sui field official 2025-03-13 [The News]

ITF condemns deadly rail hijacking in Pakistan 2025-03-13 [ITF]

Women workers demand end to gender-based wage disparities, protection from workplace harassment 2025-03-09 [The News]

Railway workers fight back against privatization plan 2025-03-04 [PD]

3rd Pakistan Labour Academy (PLA) concludes successfully 2025-02-23 [APP]

Call to provide protection to child domestic workers 2025-02-21 [The News]

Civil society calls for strict implementation of Punjab Domestic Workers Act, 2019 & Other Labor Laws 2025-02-21 [The Daily Times]

IFJ President advocates for press freedom 2025-02-18 [IFJ]

‘Workers facing severe exploitation due to corporate groups’ 2025-02-17 [The News]

Utility Stores Corporation Union Calls Nationwide Protests 2025-02-16 [PhotoNews]

Government Employees across Pakistan Protest Against Privatisation 2025-02-05 [PSI]

PECA amendments further tighten government grip on digital expression 2025-01-31 [IFJ]

IFJ Outraged as Another Journalist Murdered in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province 2025-01-28 [IFJ]

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