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Legislation To Enforce Fundamental Rights Of Domestic Workers To Be Completed Soon, LHC Assured
Sumaira FH Published March 20, 2018 | 01:00 AM
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Mar, 2018 ) :The Lahore High Court was assured on Monday that legislation to enforce fundamental rights of domestic workers would be completed soon. The assurance was given by a provincial law officer on behalf of the government before Justice Jawad Hassan who was hearing an application filed by Subay Khan questioning failure to implement the rights of domestic workers.
The law officer also produced a draft bill on protection of domestic workers rights. At this, the court allowed the plea and directed Punjab government to complete the legislation within two months. Advocate Shiraz Zaka on behalf of petitioner had argued that former LHC chief justice in 2015 directed the government to frame a policy on the wages of domestic workers. APP/syh/zqr
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