Abstract
With reference to the Action Research Course jointly sponsored by Church world Service Pakistan (CWSP) and Free and Fair election network (FAFEN), it was expected that in HIE, the food factories are involved in gender discrimination while implementing minimum wage act and pay less salaries to women workers as compare to men. The major objective of this research study is to know about the ground realities women are facing regarding to Gender Discrimination, Labor Law, Civil and Social Law’s, and Social, Financial and Occupational Safety. In this regard, Semi Structure Interviews (SSI) of women and men workers of Factories was taken. It is concluded that inequality in achievement of occupations is an astounding wonder between male and females. It is additionally discovered that not a single factory had a Union or Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA). This means that workers have no channel to raise their voices against any discrimination they face. The probability of harassment at the hand of owner or male supervisor is high. Government should make some solid developments for unbiased work opportunities, improving institutions and framework.
Highlights
Over the last six decades, a series of policies have been designed for resolving the issues of unemployment in Pakistan
Any dispute arising between employees and employers and the various welfare institutions there is elaborated judicial machinery consisting of labor courts, labor tribunals, and National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) [7]
Reasons Behind Gender Discrimination Following are the answers from the women workers, which they think, are the reasons behind women discrimination (a) We don’t know about labor laws (b) We are not allowed by the contractors to talk about the wages (c) We are being watched by the informers of some factory owners about our links with Civil Society Organization (CSO) (d) Factory owners exploit our poverty (e) Women are weak in the home and every sphere of life how can we assert our rights in a place that is the only source of our bread and butter
Summary
Over the last six decades, a series of policies have been designed for resolving the issues of unemployment in Pakistan. The constraints and policies designed so far have given rise to the issues of gender discrimination in the labor market of Pakistan. Owing to the many socio-cultural constraints and lack of vocational training, a huge majority of female labor force is not acquainted with the new technology. This phenomenon encourages hostility against the female labor force in the industries. [3] The issue of gender wage inequality in the labor market is imperative in a country like Pakistan where female constitute almost half of the population and are involved in production directly or indirectly, but do not have access even to their own earning [4]. Recent research shows that rising unemployment rate among male and female may affect the performance of female in the labor market. [5]
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