Objective:

Main Objectives of this presentation are:

1. To understand what is EEO

2. To analyze Employment laws in Pakistan
3. Employment Laws and practices at
1. Federal Level
2. Provincial Level
4. Highlight if there is any discrimination
Discrimination Areas

Prevents discrimination based on

Federal Employment Law
Federal Employment Law
(Ref) Article 27 of Constitution

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It prohibits discrimination based on Gender in
Services of Pakistan.
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It make it obligatory to take steps to ensure
full participation of women in all spheres of
national life.
Federal Employment Law
(Ref) Article 34 and 38a of Constitution

It is responsibility of government to work for

•

well-being of the people of Pakistan by raising

their standard of lives and taking steps to
prevent concentration of wealth in few hands
and exercise of equal right between employer
and employee
Federal Employment Law
Equal Remuneration:
•On 30 April 2000, the Federal government
announced Labor Welfare Package for Workers
making it obligatory for the organizations to offer
gender equality and affirmative action.
•Equal remuneration for men and women for work of
equal value through appropriate legislation.
Federal Employment Law
• Enhancement of maternity benefits for
female mine workers.
• Safeguards against sexual harassment
through appropriate actions
• Recruitment of female labor inspectors for
enforcement of labor laws on female
workers.
Efforts at Federal Level

International Agreements

Pakistan is signatory of international agreements

and conventions
• ILO Discrimination (Employment and
Occupation) Convention,
• 1958 (No. 111) (ratified on 24/1/1961)

• ILO Equal Remuneration Convention,

• 1951 (No. 100) (ratified on 11/10/2001)
Efforts at Federal Level
• International Agreements
• UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women,
• 1979 (ratified on 12/3/1996)

• ILO Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment

(Disabled Persons) Convention,
• 1983 (No. 159) (ratified on 25/10/1994)

• ILO Underground Work (Women) Convention,

• 1935 (No. 45)
Provincial Employment Law
Employment of Children Act, 1991
As per this act,

“No Child below the age of fourteen shall

be engaged in any factory or mine or in any
other hazardous employment. All forms of
forced labor and human trafficking are
prohibited.”

Under section 4 of the Employment of Children Act 1991, the Federal

Government may notify any occupations and process where children’s
employment is prohibited.
 Employment of Children Act, 1991
In accordance with part III and section 7 of the
Employment of Children Act,
• A child or adolescent can’t work more
than 7 hours a day (one hour of rest,
so essentially 6 hours of work).
• The work has to be arranged in such a
way that after every 3 hours of
continuous work, the worker can has
an interval of at least one hour of rest.
• A child can’t be permitted or required
to work between 07:00 p.m. to 08:00
a.m.
• No overtime is permissible for a child.
Provincial Employment Law
DISABLEDPERSONS, (EMPLOYMENT AND REHABILITATION)
ORDINANCE, 1981
◦ Labor and Human Resource, Special Education, Social Welfare and
Bait-ul-Mal | Ordinance XL of 1981 | Promulgation Date: Tue Dec 29,
1981. | Rules: 1

• Disabled Persons have 1 percent quota. In

2002, Ministry of Social Welfare and Special
Education ask Cabinet Division for 2 percent
quota of disabled persons in all Ministries
Provincial Employment Law
 MINIMUM WAGES ORDINANCE, 1961
◦ Labor and Human Resource | Ordinance XXXIV of 1961 | Promulgation Date: Thu Sep 28,
1961.

◦ The Board may recommend minimum rates of wages

for all classes of workers in any grade, and in such
recommendation, may specify;-
 the minimum rates of wages for;-
 time work;
 piece work;
 overtime work;
 work on the weekly day of rest and for paid
holidays
Provincial Employment Law
 WORKERS CHILDREN (EDUCATION) ORDINANCE,
1972
◦ Labour and Human Resource | Ordinance XI of
1972 | Promulgation Date: Thu Apr 13, 1972.

◦ “Government shall provide education free of cost

upon [any level of education to two children]
child of every worker employed in an
establishment referred to in section 3”

◦ Its same for all employees of all grades. No

discrimination as per article
Provincial Employment Law
WORKERS WELFARE FUND ORDINANCE, 1971

◦ Labour and Human Resource | Ordinance

XXXVI of 1971 | Promulgation Date: Thu Dec
9, 1971.

WEST PAKISTAN MATERNITY BENEFIT

ORDINANCE, 1958
◦ Labour and Human Resource | Ordinance
XXXII of 1958 | Promulgation Date: Thu Dec
18, 1958.
Efforts at Federal Level
In 2002, Federal government announced
labour policy which empowered labour
courts to reinstate illegally dismissed
workers and allow compensation

Labour policy emphasize on bilateralism

Efforts at Federal Level

It also defines contractual labours in

accordance with international standards of
temporary jobs and protect their rights

The labour policy also ban child labour

and pledges equal opportunity
Efforts at Provincial and Federal Level
To improve recruitment conditions in
Pakistan, the government has made
legislation like
National Policy and Plan of Action for
Elimination of Child Labor (2000)

National Policy and Plan of Action for the

Abolition of Bonded Labor (2001)

Endorsement of ILO Conventions 100 and 182.

Conclusion:
Recommendations:
 Major challenge of equal employment opportunity
is not legislation but implementation

 Government as well as organizations must initiate

an EEO program

 Not only initiating but firms and government will

have to take the responsibility to implement it and
monitor it on regular basis to provide proper rights
to the employees and ensure equal opportunities .