Reinvigorating domestic demand
Economic and financial stability in Asia is critical as we embark on the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - a universal and ambitious blueprint that expands the horizons of…
Brazil autoworkers fearful of future amid sales slump
Manuel Domingos constantly fears being placed on mandatory leave, like thousands of fellow workers at an auto factory outside Sao Paulo, proof of the major downturn in Brazil's once powerful…
Hidden workers
In the morning hours when you leave for office you find women, young and middle-aged, sitting in groups at the edges of the streets of several localities in Karachi —…
Invisible little workers
June 12 was Day against Child Labour. It is a shame that we still have to observe such a day. But we must if we have to make our society…
A happier childhood for all
How protected, happy and most importantly ‘wholesome’ are all our children’s lives? With an estimated 107, 662, 243 children under the age of 18 in Pakistan (Unicef, 2023) the question…
Triumph not torture
WHEN I landed in Manila in 2017 for a holiday, I was greeted by signs at the airport welcoming ‘Bagong Bayani’, a term coined by President Corazon Aquino in 1988…
Street safety
THE Sindh chief executive’s resolve to address street crime is encouraging. This commitment raises important questions: are these crimes organised or opportunistic? Can traditional policing strategies alone be effective, or…
Working children
THEY are everywhere. Sweeping floors in the homes of the wealthy, serving tea at stands, begging outside shopping malls, cleaning car windshields, working in brick kilns, and tilling the soil.…
Abused at work
CHILDREN are a country’s most precious investment. But in Pakistan, poor children don’t fall in this category. Even after 75 years of existence, we as a nation have not given…
Mental health issues
CHILD labour and the mental health issues associated with it are amongst our most pressing challenges. The psychological effects of child labour can be more intense than its physical ramifications.…
