Last month 8 Pakistani workers in the industrial city of Gujranwala, in Punjab province near the Indian border, were killed when a boiler they were working with exploded. Many others were injured. While reports indicate that some managers of the factory have been arrested over this disaster, the reality in Pakistan is that conviction rates for workplace OHS crimes are very low. Workplaces in Pakistan remain a death trap for countless workers and unions are heavily repressed, while safety rules are not adhered to (see here, here, here and here).
Last month 8 Pakistani workers in the industrial city of Gujranwala, in Punjab province near the Indian border, were killed when a boiler they were working with exploded. Many others were injured. While reports indicate that some managers of the factory have been arrested over this disaster, the reality in Pakistan is that conviction rates for workplace OHS crimes are very low. Workplaces in Pakistan remain a death trap for countless workers and unions are heavily repressed, while safety rules are not adhered to (see here, here, here and here).
