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Unfair and unacceptable

EDITORIAL: While most women in this country put in long hours of unpaid work in homes or agriculture related...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 06:02am

Editorials

SMEs and the high cost of formal economy

EDITORIAL: In yet another attempt in a long line of programmes aimed at promoting the SME sector, the Small and...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Business & Finance

Global labour, environmental standards: ‘Compliance a must for economic potential, maintaining GSP+’

ISLAMABAD: Ensuring compliance with international labour and environmental standards is not only a matter of...

Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:14am

Opinion

OSH compliance

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has always been strongly committed to the protection of workers’ ...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 07:45am

Business & Finance

Global unemployment to slightly fall in 2024, UN labour body says

The global unemployment rate is expected to fall slightly to 4.9% this year from 5.0% in 2023, even as inequalities...

Published 29 May, 2024 06:35pm

Opinion

From IMF to IT

Digital revolution. E-commerce. On line expansion. Artificial intelligence. This is what the world has been talking...

Updated 22 May, 2024 06:17am

Business & Finance

SMEDA, ILO unveil joint study

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and International Labour Organization (ILO)...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Business & Finance

Textile, leather industries: Speakers for measures to enhance environmental compliance

KARACHI: In a dialogue on "Strengthening Environmental Compliance and Governance", speakers have called for urgent...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Business & Finance

‘Pakistan committed to ending inequalities in labour market’

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan is committed to eliminating inequalities in the labour market which not only...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Editorials

Tackling child labour

EDITORIAL: Given the abject poverty too many in the country live in and the precarious economic situation Pakistan...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am

World

At least 66% of jobs lost in Gaza, more losses possible, ILO says

GENEVA: At least 66% of jobs have been lost in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted in October, the...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 04:59pm

Opinion

Budget 2023-24: Impediments to a viable economy

The provisional data issued by the National Accounts Committee portray a bleak picture of the economy where real GDP...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am

Pakistan

Pakistan 'held back' by 'very high levels of energy subsidies': ILO

The International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations (UN) agency, has said that “very high levels of energy...

Updated 17 Jan, 2023 06:44pm

World

Global jobs growth will ‘deteriorate significantly’ this quarter: ILO

GENEVA: Global employment growth will “deteriorate significantly” this quarter, hit by the economic turmoil caused...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:00pm

World

Right to unionise must be recognised for all workers: ILO

GENEVA: More unions and collective bargaining are vital to help countries recover from the pandemic and to overcome...

Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am

World

UN’s labour agency suspends cooperation with Russia

GENEVA: The UN’s International Labour Organization said Wednesday it was halting all technical cooperation with...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

World

Covid-hit domestic workers lost far more jobs than others: ILO

GENEVA: The pandemic has taken a harsh toll on domestic workers who have lost far more jobs than others despite a...

Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:40am

World

Pakistan elected as regular member of the governing body of the International Labour Organization

Becomes one of four newly-elected regular members from Asia-Pacific Group for the 2021-2024 term

Published 14 Jun, 2021 07:49pm

Pandemic plunges 100 million more workers into poverty: UN

Covid-19 "has not just been a public health crisis, it's also been an employment and human crisis," ILO chief said.

Updated 02 Jun, 2021 05:03pm

Pakistan

Women’s jobs: ‘Covid-19 wiped out a disproportionately higher share’

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar,...

Updated 06 May, 2021 10:19am

Pakistan

Over 11m Pakistanis went to Arab states since 1970: ILO report

ISLAMABAD: Since 1971, more than 11 million Pakistanis have proceeded to Arab States (in particular the Gulf...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

Business & Finance

Pakistan among world’s largest manpower provider for online services

The advisor informed that most of the technical manpower is from the IT services sector.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 02:34pm

Pakistan

Govt provides assistance to 15m Covid-19-hit labourers: Sania

PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Dr Sania Nishtar...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

World lost equivalent of 255m jobs in 2020: UN

GENEVA: The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the United Nations said Monday, with the...

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:05am

World

World lost equivalent of 255mn jobs in 2020: UN

The lost working hours last year shrank global labour income by a full 8.3 percent, the ILO said.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 08:40pm

World

Fragile recovery seen in global labour market after huge 2020 losses: ILO

The losses compared with the previous year were equivalent to 255 million full-time jobs and included an "unprecedented" 114 million workers joining the ranks of the unemployed.
I am pleased to say that there is some relatively good news in all of this, that we do see tentative signs of recovery - these signs are fragile, they are uncertain and the prospects are notably uneven.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 06:59pm

World

Pandemic-driven shift to home work carries risks: UN

GENEVA: The shift to home-working triggered by the coronavirus pandemic looks set to endure long-term, making it...

Updated 18 Jan, 2021 04:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 28	281.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 28	281.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 28	142.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 28	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 28	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 28	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 28	5,528.75
India Sensex / Apr 28	80,218.37
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 28	35,839.99
Nasdaq / Apr 28	17,366.13
Hang Seng / Apr 28	21,971.96
FTSE 100 / Apr 28	8,417.34
Dow Jones / Apr 28	40,227.59
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 28	22,271.67
France CAC40 / Apr 28	7,573.76

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 28	62.05
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 28	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 28	297,582
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 28	3,347.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 28	67.55
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ruby Textile / Apr 28 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.98 ▲ 0.78 (10.83%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Apr 28 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	34.71 ▲ 3.16 (10.02%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 28 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	38.36 ▲ 3.49 (10.01%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 28 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	172.02 ▲ 15.64 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 28 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	392.76 ▲ 35.71 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 28 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	43.58 ▲ 3.96 (9.99%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 28 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,608.54 ▲ 326.25 (9.94%)
Popular Islamic / Apr 28 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.89 ▲ 1.25 (9.89%)
Supernet Ltd. / Apr 28 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	23.79 ▲ 1.96 (8.98%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Apr 28 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	92.81 ▲ 7.54 (8.84%)

Stock	Price
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	358.88 ▼ -1392.57 (-79.51%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7 ▼ -1 (-12.5%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 28 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.51 ▼ -0.79 (-10.82%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 28 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.74 ▼ -0.99 (-10.17%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Apr 28 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	39.84 ▼ -4.43 (-10.01%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 28 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	30.75 ▼ -3.42 (-10.01%)
Cyan Limited / Apr 28 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	36.20 ▼ -4.02 (-10%)
Atlas Battery / Apr 28 Atlas Battery Limited(ATBA)	292.11 ▼ -32.46 (-10%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Apr 28 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	216.10 ▼ -24 (-10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 28 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	78.07 ▼ -8.67 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Apr 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,705,546 ▼ -0.41
Power Cement / Apr 28 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,585,733 ▼ -0.99
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,309,847 ▼ -0.03
Pak Elektron / Apr 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	18,055,841 ▼ -2.41
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	14,648,408 ▼ -0.99
Sui North Gas / Apr 28 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,187,141 ▼ -4.28
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	12,616,978 ▼ -1
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	12,357,232 ▼ -0.28
Sui South Gas / Apr 28 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	11,366,687 ▼ -2.77
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	9,953,480 ▼ -1392.57

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