MENULabour Code of Pakistan
The list below outlines the main labour laws, ordinances and acts applicable in Pakistan.
- Companies Profits (Workers' Participation) Act, 1968
- Disabled Persons (Employment and Rehabilition) Ordinance, 1981
- Emigration Ordinance, 1979
- Employees' Cost of Living (Relief) Act, 1973
- Employees' Old-Age Benefits Act, 1976
- Employment of Children Act, 1991
- Factories Act, 1934
- Industrial Relations Ordinance, 2002
- Minimum Wages Ordinance, 1961
- Payment of Wages Act, 1936
- Provident Funds Act, 1925
- Provincial Employees Social Security Ordinance, 1965
- West Pakistan Hazardous Occupations Rules
There are several Rules related to different hazardous substances e.g. lead, rubber, chromium etc.
- West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968
- West Pakistan Maternity Benefit Ordinance, 1958
- West Pakistan Shops and Establishments Ordinance, 1969
- Workers Children (Education) Ordinance, 1972
- Workers Welfare Fund Ordinance, 1971
- Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923
