Workers

Sexual abuse plagues female workers on India’s sugarcane fields

MUMBAI: Every year after the monsoon, Gouri Bhiwde and her husband joined tens of thousands… Read More

Pakistan sets up facilitation centre for stranded workers in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Pakistan’s embassy in Riyadh has set up Special Facilitation Centre and special fund to… Read More

India to bring back workers facing ‘food crisis’ in Saudi Arabia

NEW DELHI: India said on Sunday it will send a government minister to Saudi Arabia… Read More

Two die of toxic gas while cleaning Multan sewerage line

MULTAN: Two sanitary workers died of toxic gas while cleaning a sewerage line in Multan,… Read More

Four killed in South Korea subway site collapse

SEOUL: Four workers were killed and 10 others injured in a collapse Wednesday at a… Read More

Karachi: Five factory workers die after inhaling chemical fumes

KARACHI: Five workers died after inhaling poisonous chemical fumes while cleaning an underground tank at… Read More

Poultry workers in US denied bathroom breaks resort to diapers: Oxfam

LOS ANGELES: Poultry workers in the United States are routinely denied bathroom breaks to the… Read More

International Labour Day being observed today

Labour Day also known as May Day is being observed around the world including Pakistan… Read More

Several hurt as MQM, PTI workers clash in Karachi

KARACHI: Workers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday clashed with… Read More

Kamal accuses MQM chief of ‘doing politics of dead bodies’

MIRPUR KHAS: Former Karachi mayor, Mustafa Kamal on Thursday accused the chief of Muttahida Qaumi… Read More

MQM prisoners at jail under duress to change loyalties, claims Farooq Sattar

KARACHI: Senior Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar says ‘some powers’ are forcing under-trial… Read More

ATC indicts 26 MQM workers in illegal weapons case

KARACHI: The antiterrorism court on Wednesday indicted 26 workers of Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) in… Read More

PIA sends six more employees to home

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday dismissed six more employees as disciplinary action continues… Read More

Two MQM workers get 14-year imprisonment

KARACHI: The anti-terrorism court on Tuesday awarded 14-year imprisonment to two Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM)… Read More

Rangers begin probe into PIA workers killing

KARACHI: The investigation team of Rangers has begun probe into killing of two Pakistan International… Read More

Unpaid and angry, some Chinese workers ditch holidays to protest

QIAN'AN/DONGGUAN, CHINA: This year, laborer Fan Fu and 20 or so colleagues working on the… Read More

JAC head urges DG Rangers to probe ‘disappearance’ of 4 PIA workers

KARACHI: PIA Joint Action Committee (JAC) head Captain Sohail Baloch today met DG Rangers Sindh… Read More

PIA workers strike enters 4th day — flight operations remain suspended

KARACHI: The flight operations of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will remain suspended today on the… Read More

PIA workers must shun protest or face expulsion, warns Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Pervez Rasheed has come hard on protesting PIA employees, warning them… Read More

Looming privatization: Protesting PIA workers issue ultimatum to govt

KARACHI: Hundreds of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees under the banner of Joint Action Committee… Read More