Report unearths labour violations in Pakistan garment sector

A new report from the Advocating Rights in South Asia (Arisa) NGO claims to have discovered persistent violations of labour and human rights for workers in Pakistan’s export-oriented garment sector.

The report, ‘Overworked and Underpaid: excessive hours, wage theft and poor working conditions in Pakistan’s garment export factories’ also found wages significantly below living wage benchmarks, excessive and often mandatory overtime, unsafe and unhealthy workplaces, and the suppression of workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.