Occupational Health & Safety

June 13, 2021

Child Labour is LEGAL in Pakistan

“World Day Against Child Labour” ads in Pakistan’s media are such an apt real life explanation of  the book “Amusing ourselves to death” by Neil Postman  […]
June 24, 2021

Citizens demand seminaries be made abuse-free

Demand seminaries be held accountable and made abuse-free. While, physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children is rampant at numerous work places, its scale, acceptability and […]
June 24, 2021

Are we promoting child abuse?

Are we promoting child abuse? Naeem Sadiq As the video of the sexual abuse incident began to spread like wildfire, the madrasa Mufti fled the command […]
July 6, 2021

Can Children in Pakistan be protected?

  Chairperson,                                                  […]
July 7, 2021

A Child Protection Policy for Schools

There is no new law or funding needed for every school and seminary in Pakistan to adopt a Child Protection Policy.   Naeem Sadiq      […]
July 18, 2021

Proposed Anti-beggary Bill

SINDH ANTI-BEGGARY ACT, 2021  A BILL   WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for care, rehabilitation and reintegration of beggars in the province of the Sindh […]
July 18, 2021

EOBI stands on six broken pillars

EOBI stands on six broken pillars   The arrival of the slave ship in 1619,  carrying 20 odd enslaved Africans in the British Colony of Virginia,  […]
August 15, 2021

Recognising Life Events

Recognising life events Express Tribune,  Aug 9, 2021    On 27 July 2021, a six year old girl was kidnapped, raped, killed and dumped in a ‘Katchra […]
August 15, 2021

From CDA Janitors to the President of Pakistan

Honourable Dr. Arif Alvii, President of Pakistan, 14th August 2021 A very happy 74th Independence Day. Dear Sir, If you could kindly order the Capital Development Authority of the Capital […]
August 23, 2021

Human rights begin at home

Human rights begin at home. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2316613/human-rights-begin-at-home Like a stylus stuck in a repetitive loop, the loudest demand for ‘human rights in Afghanistan’ comes from those who […]
September 5, 2021

Our locked escape routes

Our locked Escape Routes  https://tribune.com.pk/story/2318629/locked-escape-routes  Must the doors of escape routes be locked from outside and remain closed forever for the trapped factory workers of Pakistan? […]
September 17, 2021

An open letter to CM Sindh

Dear Mr. Murad Ali Shah, Deeply appreciate your generous allocation of Rs.40 million for air ambulance and treatment abroad for Mr. Umar Sharif. While we all […]
September 25, 2021

Minimum wages for CDA contracted janitors

Happy to confirm after interviews with the contracted janitors of CDA Islamabad that their salary has been raised to Rs 20,000 pm . For the 1400 […]
September 28, 2021

Quarantined in Hell

Quarantined in Hell https://tribune.com.pk/story/2322074/quarantined-in-hell A fresh arrival, he was allocated a blissful cottage, tucked away in the suburbs of the eternal paradise. The intoxicating fragrance from […]
October 2, 2021

An appeal to the Lord – from the wretched of this earth

An appeal to the Lord, Dear Lord, Since our numerous letters and appeals to the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary Sindh, Ministers for Labour and Local […]
October 7, 2021

An appeal to the Chief Justice

Mr. Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Honorable Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pakistan   Your Honour, An Appeal for  Suo Moto notice on the cruel and inhuman working […]
October 7, 2021

An appeal to Sindh Human Rights Commission

Justice Retd. Majida Rizvi ,                    7 Oct. 2021 Chairperson, Sindh Human Rights Commission Room 407, Old KDA […]
October 12, 2021

FBR – Frozen in 18th century

Dear Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed Tunio, 11 Oct. 2021 Member (IT) FBR, Greetings and respects, I am grateful for your phone call and the e-mail message. Your […]
October 13, 2021

The plight of sanitary workers

The plight of sanitary workers We as citizens have been callous and insensitive towards the misery and cruelty  extended to thousands of  under-paid and exploited sanitary […]
October 14, 2021

The cruelty and inhumanity that we extend

  A Mirror of Our Cruelty and Inhumanity The unlawful wages and treatment extended to the  contracted or third party sanitary workers – is a direct  […]