Labour 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

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