Equal Employment Opportunity Laws in Pakistan
Equal Employment Opportunity Laws in Pakistan
Disclaimer: The below information is provided on good faith basis and should be taken as a basic guideline about the equal employment opportunity laws in Pakistan instead of any legal advice.
Objectives Resolution 1949
The base for the equality of all citizens was provided in the Objectives Resolution which was passed by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in March, 1949. This resolution later became a substantive part of the Constitution of Pakistan. This Constituent Assembly framed a Constitution for the sovereign independent State of Pakistan;
• Wherein the principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice as enunciated by Islam shall be fully observed; • Wherein shall be guaranteed fundamental rights including equality of status, of opportunity and before law, social, economic and political justice, and freedom of thought, expression, belief, faith, worship and association, subject to law and public morality; 1973 Constitution
The laws related to the equal opportunity further improved in Constitution of 1973.
• Article 11 of the Constitution prohibits all forms of slavery, forced labor and child labor. • Article 17 provides fundamental right to exercise the freedom of association and the right to form unions. • Article 18 says every citizen; subject to qualifications can enter a trade, business or profession of his/her choice. • The article 25 of the Constitution provides following guidelines for the equality of citizens: 1. All citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law. 2. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex alone. 3. Nothing in this Article shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the protection of women and children. • Article 26 says no person otherwise qualified can be discriminated against in the matter of employment on the basis of race, religion, caste, sex, residence or
Disclaimer: The below information is provided on good faith basis and should be taken as a basic guideline about the equal employment opportunity laws in Pakistan instead of any legal advice.
Objectives Resolution 1949
The base for the equality of all citizens was provided in the Objectives Resolution which was passed by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in March, 1949. This resolution later became a substantive part of the Constitution of Pakistan. This Constituent Assembly framed a Constitution for the sovereign independent State of Pakistan;
• Wherein the principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice as enunciated by Islam shall be fully observed; • Wherein shall be guaranteed fundamental rights including equality of status, of opportunity and before law, social, economic and political justice, and freedom of thought, expression, belief, faith, worship and association, subject to law and public morality; 1973 Constitution
The laws related to the equal opportunity further improved in Constitution of 1973.
• Article 11 of the Constitution prohibits all forms of slavery, forced labor and child labor. • Article 17 provides fundamental right to exercise the freedom of association and the right to form unions. • Article 18 says every citizen; subject to qualifications can enter a trade, business or profession of his/her choice. • The article 25 of the Constitution provides following guidelines for the equality of citizens: 1. All citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law. 2. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex alone. 3. Nothing in this Article shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the protection of women and children. • Article 26 says no person otherwise qualified can be discriminated against in the matter of employment on the basis of race, religion, caste, sex, residence or