This Rapid Assessment examines children’s involvement in waste-picking activities within Pakistan. Conducted under the auspices of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Asia Regional Child Labour (ARC) Project, this assessment illuminates the factors driving children’s involvement in waste-picking, their socio-demographic backgrounds, their working conditions, the risks they encounter, and the consequences these circumstances impose on them. The findings are a composite of secondary data acquired through an extensive desk review and primary data garnered through
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved the much-awaited Juvenile Justice System Rules 2023 to make the 2018 juvenile law fully operational for benefitting child offenders. The rules, prepared by the provincial home and tribal affairs department, include detail provisions about different important aspects of the Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018. An official said that the provincial caretaker cabinet gave approval to the rules in its meeting on Wednesday night. The rules would be notified
“Child Protection Issues in Pakistan” features an interview with Afshan Tehseen Bajwa, the former Chairperson of the National Commission for Rights of Children (NCRC) in Pakistan. She discusses several child protection issues prevalent in Pakistan. These include child labor, child abuse, child marriage and lack of access to education. Bajwa notes that around 12 million children in Pakistan are involved in child labor. These children often work in dangerous industries like mining and factories. Bajwa emphasizes
“Child Labour Among Afghan Refugee Children: Investigating the Underlying Drivers” highlights the underlying drivers of child labor among Afghan refugee children residing in Pakistan. Conducted by PIDE (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics), the study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the factors contributing to child labor and suggest policy recommendations for its eradication. The research findings reveal that several factors contribute to the prevalence of child labor among Afghan refugee children. These include
This video highlights the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) unwavering commitment outlines the collaborative efforts of FAO and its partners in Pakistan, focusing on strategies and actions taken to reduce and prevent child labour in the agricultural sector.
What PM Shehbaz Sharif blurted out recently isn’t quite a national secret. Though none in high office can admit it publicly, in a moment of despair he admitted that wherever he visits, disdain is written on the faces of hosts. Respecting those who keep asking for loans and rollovers is hard. This, said he, is no way to live and so, “today we have to decide whether to live uprightly or by begging”. Begging
In this TEDx talk by Jahanzeb Burana, he emphasizes the importance of teaching, encouragement, and direction in transforming classrooms, highlighting the need to change teachers’ mindsets to think and behave like salespeople.
Rape remains a persistent problem in Punjab, with an upward trend in reported cases between 2015 and 2016. However, despite increased reporting, conviction rates remain low, with nearly 96% of accused individuals being acquitted in 2016 and 2017. This study aims to identify the challenges faced by victims/complainants in seeking accountability for rape, particularly in the court of first instance. To conduct the study, a two-tiered sampling technique was used. First, Lodhran was selected
National and sub-national human rights commissions, established under the Paris Principles, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993, are independent institutions responsible for protecting and promoting human rights at the national and regional levels. In simple terms, these commissions act as watchdogs and advocates, who keep a close eye on human rights issues in a country or a region, and have the authority to investigate complaints or reports of human rights violations,
This report addresses the critical issue of limited internet access for education and aims to establish a normative framework for its resolution. It report outlines a three-pronged approach to recognize, realize, and entrench the right to internet access for education. Beginning with evidence of the profound inequality in internet access for learners in Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic, the report builds a normative argument for recognizing internet access as an essential right within the
This report discusses the persistent challenges faced by Pakistan in ensuring that all children have access to quality education, despite efforts spanning over seven decades. Although there have been notable improvements in recent years, particularly in enrollment rates, the fact remains that approximately 22.8 million children, with girls being the majority, continue to be denied the opportunity to receive an education. This is a concerning reflection of the country’s education landscape, highlighting the need
Sahil’s ‘Cruel Numbers Report 2022’ compiles statistics on child abuse cases in Pakistan. From January to December 2022, data was collected from 81 national and regional newspapers to track incidents of Child Sexual Abuse, Abduction, Missing Children, and Child Marriages. The report reveals that a total of 4253 child abuse cases were reported in Pakistan during this period. The data includes information from all four provinces, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Azad Jammu and Kashmir