Occupational Health & Safety
April 6, 2019
On that fateful day of September 11, 2012, over 1000 workers joined their duty at Karachi’s Baldia garment factory – most for the last time in […]
April 6, 2019
Between death and starvation Naeem Sadiq The News 15 Sept 2012 People do not go to work to be blown into smithereens by ill-maintained boilers or […]
April 6, 2019
‘Bhuladia’ Factory Fire – What really failed? Naeem Sadiq The News, 29 Jan 2013 ‘Bhuladia’ is not the name of a factory. It is a sickness […]
April 6, 2019
The right to safety at work Naeem Sadiq Express Tribune, Jan 4, 2017 http://tribune.com.pk/story/1283446/right-safety-work/ On October 17, 2000 a London-to-Leeds express train derailed south of Hatfield […]
September 24, 2019
Inspired by the necropolis of Chowkandi and Makli, The Sindh government has done well in creating an equally distinguished graveyard of Commissions and Authorities. These deceased […]
November 9, 2019
An accident that was bound to happen. Every developed country has an organisation and an Act to define and manage matters relating to Occupational Health […]
April 23, 2020
Fearvid-19 No wonder, Pakistan’s Houbara Bustards, Markhors and Siberian Cranes are euphoric with relief and joy. Those who mercilessly massacred them with ferocious falcons and long […]
June 5, 2020
Ms. Shireen Mazari June 5, 2020 Minister of Human Rights. Reform or Resign Greetings. As the Minister […]
June 12, 2020
A bird released from a cage When little eight-year-old Zohra mistakenly pressed the latch, she not just freed the caged bird but also liberated her own […]
July 7, 2020
Seventy six people died in a single train accident in Pakistan on October 31, 2019. This is about the same number of fatalities that occurred in […]
July 14, 2020
Mr. Habib ur Rehman Gilani 14 July 2020 Secretary/Chairman Railways 4th Floor, D Block Pak. […]
August 11, 2020
It is with humility and gratitude, that I confirm, after interviewing a number of CBC contracted janitors this morning that their salary has been raised from […]
August 25, 2020
Only after a few days, of Cantt Board Clifton raising the salary of its exploited under paid janitors from Rs 12,000 to Rs.17500, we now have […]
August 26, 2020
Lessons from Turkey Past glory can be a great opiate. Loved by Pakistanis, many otherwise excellent Turkish TV serials provide a fair amount of this substance. […]
September 4, 2020
Cantonment Executive Officer, CBC CC-38, Street No.13, Kh-e-Rahat, Phase-VI, DHA, Karachi. Phone: +92-21-35847831-2, Dear Sir, Request for Information under Article 19A of the Constitution […]
September 8, 2020
This is absolutely amazing. Another 1000 contracted janitors, being paid illegal wages of Rs.13000 pm can ‘begin to breathe’ a bit more easily. The latest is […]
September 16, 2020
Two steps that could change Pakistan. The heart-rending events of torture, rape and murder experienced by women and children in the last few weeks have scorched […]
September 17, 2020
Pakistan continues to suffer from mounting cases of abuse, kidnapping, rape, and killing of women and children. There is no end in sight. May it […]
September 24, 2020
On the night of 21st September, two men traveling in a Vigo, kidnapped a 22 year old woman from outside a Clifton Mall, took her to […]