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AFP/APP New York: Officials at 14 major ports along the US East and Gulf coasts are bracing for a potential labor strike as contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Weak and underfed, a worker questions the higher-ups: where is his money going? In Pakistan, masses are often illiterate and unaware that the system from top to bottom is smeared with corruption. This man,…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Asian markets fluctuated Friday and investors trod cautiously ahead of US jobs data that could play a key role in the Federal Reserve's plans for cutting interest rates, with the bank's next policy decision looming…

News Desk Islamabad: "There are an estimated 3.4 million individuals in conditions of bonded labor in Pakistan," stated Geir T. Tonstol, Country Director of the ILO, during a formal interaction with journalists in Islamabad on Tuesday. He…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: For decades, Pakistan's labor force has endured relentless exploitation under the scorching sun, their battered and bloodied hands a testament to their resilience amidst systemic corruption. Despite being…

Ishtiaq Ahmed  London: The outcome of the local elections in England spells misery for the prime minister Rishi Sunak and his conservatives. The prime minister faces an uphill task to rally his troops ahead of the national elections…

APP Karachi: Chairman of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, reaffirmed the founding vision of the Party - Roti, Kapra Aur Makaan, on the International Labour Day, with a conviction that the prosperity of Pakistan is…

Tahira Khan Loralai: Muhammad Zubair, a 16-year-old resident of Loralai, is employed in one of the coal mines in Duki, a renowned coal mining region in Balochistan province, Pakistan. Zubair, once an ambitious school-going boy with…

News Desk Peshawar: Agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, and fishing emerged as the primary industries where a considerable number of children, aged between 5 and 17 years, are involved in child labor, according to the Child Labour Survey…

News Desk Lahore: The minority legislators made a pledge to fully support the bills setting up the minority rights commission and criminalising forced faith conversions in the legislative assembly. The Peoples Commission for…