Laws & Policies – Director General of Labour

Minimum wage in Sindh set at Rs. 37,000 per month for unskilled workers. | All workers must be paid at least Rs. 37,000 monthly. | Workers in agriculture, fishing, and formal sectors may form unions. | Report underpayment to the nearest Labour Department office. | Home-Based Workers registration is open; apply now. Minimum wage in Sindh set at Rs. 37,000 per month for unskilled workers. | All workers must be paid at least Rs. 37,000 monthly. | Workers in agriculture, fishing, and formal sectors may form unions. | Report underpayment to the nearest Labour Department office. | Home-Based Workers registration is open; apply now. Minimum wage in Sindh set at Rs. 37,000 per month for unskilled workers. | All workers must be paid at least Rs. 37,000 monthly. | Workers in agriculture, fishing, and formal sectors may form unions. | Report underpayment to the nearest Labour Department office. | Home-Based Workers registration is open; apply now. Minimum wage in Sindh set at Rs. 37,000 per month for unskilled workers. | All workers must be paid at least Rs. 37,000 monthly. | Workers in agriculture, fishing, and formal sectors may form unions. | Report underpayment to the nearest Labour Department office. | Home-Based Workers registration is open; apply now.

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The list of laws being regulated by Directorate General of Labour Sindh

01. Industrial Statistical Act, 1942 (XIX of 1942)

02. Employment (Record of Service Act), 1951 (XIX of 1952)

03. Maternity Benefit Ordinance, 1958 (XXXII of 1958)

04. Road Transport Workers Ordinance, 1961 (XXVIII of 1961)

05. Sindh Industrial Relation Act, 2013 (XXIX of 2013)

06. Sindh Payment of Wages Act, 2015 (VI of 2017)

07. Sindh Minimum Wages Act, 2015 (VIII of 2016)

08. Sindh Terms of Employment (Standing Orders), Act, 2015 (XI of 2016)

09. Sindh Factories Act, 2015 (XIII of 2016)

10. Sindh Shops & Commercial Establishment Act, 2015 (XII of 2016)

11. Sindh Companies Profits (Workers Participation) Act, 2015 (XVIII of 2016)

12. Sindh Companies Profit (Workers Participation Amendment) Act 2017

13. Sindh Workers Compensation Act, 2015 (VII of 2016)

14. Sindh Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 2015 (XX of 2016)

15. Sindh Prohibition of Employment of Children Act, 2017 (III of 2017)

16. Sindh Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2017 (I of 2018)

17. Sindh Home Based Workers Act, 2018 (XXXVII of 2018)

18. Sindh Maternity Benefits Act, 2018 (XXXIX of 2018) and

19. Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Act, 2019 (V of 2020)

20. Sindh Factories Amendement Act, 2021 (regarding time)

22. Sindh factories amendment Act ,2021 (for registration)

23. Sindh Industrial Relations Act, 2013

24. Sindh Shops and Commercial Amendment Act (for working hours of women)

25. Sindh Terms of Employment (Standing orders) Amendement Act, 2021 ( regarding seasonal workers)

Rules have been notified under labour Laws being regulated by Directorate General Labour of Sindh

01. The Karachi (Shelters in Factories) Rules 1955

02. The West Pakistan Maternity Benefit Rules, 1961

03. Sindh Road Transport Workers Rules, 1962

04. The Labour Welfare Statistics (West Pakistan) Rules, 1963

05. Sindh Hazardous Occupations (Lead) Rules, 1963

06. Sindh Hazardous Occupations (Miscellaneous) Rules, 1963

07. Sindh Hazardous Occupations (Aerated) Rules, 1963

08. Sindh Hazardous Occupations (Rubber) Rules, 1963

09. Sindh Hazardous Occupations (Chromium) Rules, 1963

10.Sindh Hazardous Occupations (Cellulose Solution Spraying) Rules, 1963

11.Sindh Hazardous Occupations (Sand Blasting) Rules, 1963

12.Sindh Hazardous Occupations (Sodium and Potassium-Bichromates) Rules, 1963

13.Sindh Hazardous Occupations (Petrol Gas Generating Plant) Rules, 1963

14.Sindh Shops and Establishments Rules, 1969

15.The Sindh Hazardous Occupational (Silicon) Rules, 2019.

16.The Occupational Safety & Health Rules 2019.

17.The Sindh Prohibition of Employment of Children Rules, 2019.

18.The Sindh Home Based Workers Rules, 2019.

19.The Sindh Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 2020.

20.The Sindh Workers Compensation Rules, 2020.

21.The Sindh Factories Rules, 2021

22.The Sindh Industrial Relations Rules, 2021

23.The Sindh Payment of Wages Rules, 2021

24.The Sindh Payment of Minimum Wages Rules, 2021

25.The Sindh Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Rules, 2021

26.The Sindh Companies Profits (Workers Participation) Rules, 2021