RIGHT TO INFORMATION LAWS At their core, right to information laws, whether domestic, international or foreign, reflect the idea that government is meant to serve the people. It is a
When the much-highlighted Nasla Tower in Karachi was being demolished, video footage emerged showing labourers engaged in dangerous demolition work without any safety equipment. They could be seen working on the topmost floors of the 15 storied building without safety harnesses and helmets. This represents a microcosm in the greater scheme of occupational health and safety of labourers and construction workers. PILAP wrote an RTI to the Labour and Human Resources Department of the Government of Sindh asking about the implementation of the Sindh Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2017, any Rules enacted thereunder, and measures taken by the Sindh Government to ensure that demolition workers have the requisite safety equipment.
RIGHT TO INFORMATION LAWS At their core, right to information laws, whether domestic, international or foreign, reflect the idea that government is meant to serve the people. It is a
During the demolition of the controversial Nasla Tower in Karachi, video footage appeared on social media showing demolition workers involved in dangerous work at great heights. They were seen without
News reports highlighted that the Federal Government in 2009 had struck an agreement with K-Electric whereby it had written-off Rs. 31 billion owed by the power company to the national
During the monsoon rains of July 2020, a part of the historical Bandukwala building on Karachi’s I.I. Chundrigar Road, collapsed. All buildings within the Cantonment area need to be monitored