Mahira Khan spoke against child domestic labour

Mahira Khan has raised her voice for all victims of child labour — calling the practice illegal, wrong and unethical. In a video shared by fellow actor Nadia Jamil on Twitter, Khan made an appeal to people to stop encouraging child labour and to raise their voices against the abuse…

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Woman Arrested in Islamabad for Allegedly Torturing 13-Year-Old Maid

Police in the G-15 sector of Islamabad have apprehended a woman on allegations of subjecting her 13-year-old domestic helper to torture. As stated by law enforcement officials, the accused individual, who is linked with an online business enterprise, was detained based on accusations raised by the maid’s mother, Khalida Bibi,…

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Child Labour in Domestic Work in Pakistan

The International Labour Organization (ILO) conducted a qualitative study on child labour in the Pakistani domestic work sector as part of the Asia Regional Child Labour (ARC) Project. The study examined the lives of these children engaged in domestic work and looked at micro-level “push” factors such as social support,…

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What can we do to stop CDL?

In this educational video, GDP explains the factors for employing children in domestic settings and how the practice of child domestic labour in the home can be stopped. Courtesy: Group Development Pakistan  …

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