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Pakistan Women, agricultural workers bear brunt of Sindh’s bonded labour crisis [Organiser] 14-09-2024

Pakistan PESCO employees announce strike from Monday [The Tribune] 01-09-2024

Pakistan Journalist shot and killed [IFJ] 29-08-2024

Pakistan Electricity workers rally against privatisation [Dawn] 28-08-2024

Pakistan Two journalists attacked and tortured [IFJ] 20-08-2024

Pakistan Karachi dockers win fight to save jobs [ITF] 12-08-2024

Pakistan Unions fight “unified labour law” that threatens workers’ rights [BWI] 03-08-2024

Pakistan IndustriALL demands worker protections in Pakistan [IndustriALL] 30-07-2024

Pakistan IndustriALL exige la protección de los trabajadores en Pakistán [IndustriALL] 30-07-2024

Pakistan UNI PALC Conference 2024: Strengthening labour rights in Pakistan [UNI] 30-06-2024


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Women, agricultural workers bear brunt of Sindh’s bonded labour crisis 2024-09-14 [Organiser]

PESCO employees announce strike from Monday 2024-09-01 [The Tribune]

Journalist shot and killed 2024-08-29 [IFJ]

Electricity workers rally against privatisation 2024-08-28 [Dawn]

Two journalists attacked and tortured 2024-08-20 [IFJ]

Aumenta la cifra de víctimas fatales en las peligrosas minas de Pakistán 2024-08-14 [IndustriALL]

Le bilan s'alourdit dans les dangereuses mines du Pakistan 2024-08-14 [IndustriALL]

Rising toll in Pakistan's dangerous mines 2024-08-14 [IndustriALL]

Karachi dockers win fight to save jobs 2024-08-12 [ITF]

Unions fight “unified labour law” that threatens workers’ rights 2024-08-03 [BWI]

IndustriALL exige la protección de los trabajadores en Pakistán 2024-07-30 [IndustriALL]

IndustriALL demande des protections pour les travailleurs au Pakistan 2024-07-30 [IndustriALL]

IndustriALL demands worker protections in Pakistan 2024-07-30 [IndustriALL]

Journalist gunned down in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2024-07-15 [IFJ]

Pakistan Kenyan court rules Arshad Sharif killing illegal 2024-07-11 [IFJ]

Conferencia UNI PALC 2024: Reforzar los derechos laborales en Pakistán 2024-06-30 [UNI]

Conférence 2024 d'UNI PALC : Renforcer les droits du travail au Pakistan 2024-06-30 [UNI]

UNI PALC Conference 2024: Strengthening labour rights in Pakistan 2024-06-30 [UNI]

Unions say no to violence against women 2024-06-27 [The Nation]

Labour rights activist Karamat Ali laid to rest 2024-06-21 [Dawn]

Noted trade unionist Karamat Ali passes away in Karachi 2024-06-21 [Dunya News]

Veteran labour union leader Karamat Ali passes away 2024-06-21 [Business Recorder]

Piler Executive Director Karamat Ali passes away in Karachi 2024-06-21 [The News]

Veteran labour unionist Karamat Ali passes away in Karachi 2024-06-21 [Dawn]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa journalist killed in ambush 2024-06-21 [IFJ]

Workers observe demand day 2024-06-06 [Dawn]

Electricity workers demand raise, safety measures 2024-05-30 [The News]

Punjab government rush through defamation act 2024-05-29 [IFJ]

Two journalists killed in three days 2024-05-27 [IFJ]

Salaries and allowances of government employees should be increased by 100% in budget: Mubarak Hussain 2024-05-23 [Daily Parliament Times]

Pakistan Safety on the job and at home, for Pakistani workers and Bolivian women 2024-05-23 [The Christian Science Monitor]

IUF-affiliated unions in Pakistan launch Pakistan Coordination Council as a way of building union power 2024-05-21 [IUF Asia/Pacific]

Punjab Journalist slain in targeted attack 2024-05-17 [IFJ]

Lady health workers in Pakistan amplify their voices on May Day 2024-05-06 [UNI Global Union]

‘Need to formalise status of women home-based workers within workforce’ 2024-05-03 [The Business Recorder]

Journalists detained at election site 2024-05-01 [IFJ]

Pakistan Unions in India and Pakistan express concerns over health and care workers' protection in Pandemic Treaty 2024-04-29 [PSI]

Despidos ilícitos en Pharmatec Pakistan 2024-04-26 [IndustriALL]

Pharmatec Pakistan licencie illégalement 2024-04-26 [IndustriALL]

Pharmatec Pakistan unlawfully fires workers 2024-04-26 [IndustriALL]

Democratic Workers Union wins State Bank Banking Services Corporation referendum 2024-04-20 [Samaa]

Supporting unions 2024-04-20 [Dawn]

Importante victoria para los trabajadores subcontratados en Pakistán 2024-04-17 [IndustriALL]

Une grande victoire pour les travailleurs contractuels au Pakistan 2024-04-17 [Au bout de dix ans, le 4 avril, 55 travailleurs contractuels d'I]

Une grande victoire pour les travailleurs contractuels au Pakistan 2024-04-17 [Au bout de dix ans, le 4 avril, 55 travailleurs contractuels d'I]

Big win for contract workers in Pakistan 2024-04-17 [IndustriALL]

Journalist attacked in office in Islamabad 2024-04-10 [IFJ]

Punjab’s first HBW Union registered 2024-04-09 [The News]

Afghanistan Prominent exiled Afghan journalist shot in Islamabad 2024-04-05 [IFJ]

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