Child Domestic Labour

KP Child Labour Survey 2022

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Labour Survey (KPCLS) 2022 is the first child labour survey to provide district level results in the province. Earlier in 1996 a National CLS was carried out at provincial/territory level in Pakistan. The 2022 KPCLS provides unique information about the living conditions of children in the province as well as their daily activities including schooling, working,…

Permitted age for employment of children as domestic workers

Do you know what the minimum age is for children in the different provinces of Pakistan to be employed as domestic workers? Child labour is a provincial subject in Pakistan after the 18th Constitutional Amendment in 2010. The 18th Constitutional Amendment devolved the issue of labour and employment to the…

Child Labour in Domestic Work in Pakistan

The International Labour Organization (ILO) conducted a qualitative study on child labour…

Child Domestic Labor as Modern-Day Slavery

14-year-old Rizwana was allegedly subjected to brutal torment over a sustained period…

CRM and NCRC Join Forces to Tackle Key Child Rights Issues

A delegation from the Child Rights Movement (CRM) Punjab held a meeting with the members of the National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) to discuss key child rights issues and to strengthen the collaboration between civil society organisations and the NCRC to deal with critical issues, including: Child…

Domestic Worker Tortured By employer; Suspect Held

LAHORE: A 12-year-old domestic worker was allegedly tortured by his employer in the North Cantt area. The victim, identified as Ali Sarwar, was reportedly abandoned far from his employer’s home after his condition deteriorated due to the alleged abuse. Locals found the boy in a distressed state and alerted the…

Sindh Govt Directs Quick Resolution Of Fatima Furiro Murder Case

KARACHI: The Sindh Home Department has instructed the Inspector General of Police and the Prosecutor General for the swift disposal of the Fatima Furiro murder case in Ranipur, district Khairpur, Sindh. The case has attracted national and international attention, with implications for Pakistan’s global human rights rankings. Fatima Furiro, a…

IOs Snubbed For Flawed Probe Into Girl’s Murder

LAHORE: Punjab Prosecutor General Syed Farhad Ali Shah on 24th October admonished police investigators for ignoring provisions of anti-rape law in the probe into the murder case of a minor girl employed as a home help in the Defence-C area. Declaring the minor girl’s murder a high-profile case, the prosecutor…

Faith Healer Arrested For Rape Of Follower’s Daughter

TOBA TEK SINGH: Faisalabad’s Chak Jhumra police on 15th July arrested a so-called faith-healer who allegedly raped a 16-year-old daughter of his follower, working as a house help at his residence. The city police spokesperson said a police team formed by the city police officer, headed by Madina Town police…

Police Fail To Recover Boy Abducted By Kiln Owners

SAHIWAL: Saddar police failed to recover a 13-year-old labourer allegedly kidnapped by brick kiln owners after his family demanded payment for their work at Chak 41/12-L of tehsil Chichwatni. The victim, Ali Murad, son of Zafar, was allegedly abducted two weeks back. However, Saddar SHO Muddasir Ghaffar told Dawn that…

Tortured Four-year-old Maid Rescued in Gujranwala

GUJRAT: The Child Protection Bureau in Gujranwala rescued a four-year-old girl child who was being subjected to physical torture by the owners of the house where she was ‘employed’ as a maid. The victim, identified as Muskan, was recovered from the house in Imran Town on the Sui Gas Road.…

Shattered Innocence – Horrors of Child Abuse in Pakistan

In this video, you can listen to the harrowing realities of child abuse and the plight of street children and domestic helpers. Explore the factors that contribute to these issues, the impact on vulnerable lives, and the paths to healing and hope.…

Minor Rape Victim Dies At Hospital

BAHAWALPUR: A seven-year-old maid, who had allegedly been subjected to rape three weeks ago in Shah Rukn-i-Alam police precincts (Multan), succumbed to her wounds on September, 16. Complainant ‘S’ had alleged that her daughter was sexually assaulted at her workplace due to which she fell ill. At this police had…

Trader Held For Confining Minor Maids

TOBA TEK SINGH: The Madina Town police in Faisalabad raided the house of trader Sheikh Muhammad Arshad in Eden Valley on 4th September and rescued two minor maids who were being held in illegal confinement. According to an FIR registered under sections 354, 509, and 342 of the Pakistan Penal…