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The 73-page report, “‘No Room to Bargain’: Unfair and Abusive Labor Practices in Pakistan,†documents a range of violations in Pakistan’s garment factories. They include a failure to pay minimum wages and pensions, suppression of independent labour unions, forced overtime, insufficient breaks, and disregarded regulations requiring paid maternity and medical leave. Human Rights Watch also identified problems in the government’s labour inspection system. Pakistan authorities should revamp labour inspections and systematically hold factories accountable for abuses. Domestic and international apparel brands should take more effective measures to prevent and correct labour rights abuses in the factories that produce clothing for them.
