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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

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Nazir Cotton Mills / Jun 29 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	5.50 ▲ 0.50 (10.00%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Jun 29 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	123.01 ▲ 8.58 (7.50%)
Sanofi-Aventis / Jun 29 Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited(SAPL)	993.83 ▲ 69.33 (7.50%)
Gillette Pak / Jun 29 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	123.69 ▲ 8.62 (7.49%)
Arif Habib Corp / Jun 29 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	35.20 ▲ 2.45 (7.48%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jun 29 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	43.25 ▲ 3.01 (7.48%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Jun 29 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	21.84 ▲ 1.52 (7.48%)
Hascol Petrol / Jun 29 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4.31 ▲ 0.30 (7.48%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 29 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	14.52 ▲ 1.01 (7.48%)
Reliance Ins. / Jun 29 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	7.00 ▲ 0.48 (7.36%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Modaraba / Jun 29 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	7.36 ▲ -0.91 (-11.00%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jun 29 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.50 ▲ -0.99 (-9.44%)
Gatron Ind. / Jun 29 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	402.37 ▲ -32.62 (-7.50%)
TPL Insurance / Jun 29 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	29.76 ▲ -2.41 (-7.49%)
Hussain Industries / Jun 29 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	15.20 ▲ -1.20 (-7.32%)
Zahid Jee Tex. / Jun 29 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	21.18 ▲ -1.55 (-6.82%)
Service Textile / Jun 29 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	9.80 ▲ -0.70 (-6.67%)
United Insurance / Jun 29 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	7.28 ▲ -0.52 (-6.67%)
MCB Bank Ltd / Jun 29 MCB Bank Limited(MCB)	120.47 ▲ -8.50 (-6.59%)
Pak Datacom / Jun 29 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	44.09 ▲ -3.04 (-6.45%)

Stock	Volume
Hascol Petrol / Jun 29 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	6,264,500 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	5,170,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	4,727,783 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 29 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	4,367,000 ▼ 0.00
Sui North Gas / Jun 29 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	3,318,921 ▼ 0.00
Habib Bank / Jun 29 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	2,549,876 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	2,525,777 ▼ 0.00
Kot Addu Power / Jun 29 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	2,459,164 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jun 29 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	2,030,947 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Jun 29 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	1,991,411 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 28	206.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 28	206.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 28	136.11
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 28	0.96
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 28	1.22
Euro to USD / Jun 28	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Jun 28	1.57

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 28	3821.55
India Sensex / Jun 28	53177.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 28	26741.34
Nasdaq / Jun 28	11181.54
Hang Seng / Jun 28	22132.44
FTSE 100 / Jun 28	7323.41
Dow Jones / Jun 28	30946.99
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 28	13231.82
France CAC40 / Jun 28	6086.02

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 28	111.30
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 28	18980.00
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 28	122200.00
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 28	1822.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 28	93.77

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