Article 3(1) of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 2002 Violates the International Labor Standards or Not?
Article 3(1) of the Industrial Relations Ordinance, 2002 violates the International Labor Standards or not?
Introduction:
Section 1, sub-section 4 provides that the rights and privileges under the Industrial Relations Ordinance of Pakistan, 2002, (from hereon to be referred as IRO) to all the persons employed in any establishment or a group of establishments or industry. However, it expressly takes away these rights from people belonging to certain professions. These include those working:
“(a) in the Police or any of the Defence Services of Pakistan;
(b) in any installations or services exclusively connected with the Armed Forces of Pakistan including Ministry of Defence lines of the Railways;
(c) by the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation or the Security Papers Limited or Pakistan Mint;
(d) in the administration of the State other than those employed as workmen by the Railways, Post, Telegraph and Telephone Departments;
(e) by an establishment or institution maintained for the treatment or care of sick, infirm, destitute and mentally unfit persons excluding those run on commercial basis;
(f) by an institution established for payment of employees' old-age pensions or for workers' welfare;
(g) as a member of the Watch and Ward, Security or Fire Service Staff of an oil refinery or of an establishment engaged in the production, transmission or distribution of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas or petroleum products or of a seaport or an airport.”
The question to ask might be that whether this is unfair or not? This paper will discuss the rationale behind this section and the 'for' and 'against' side of it and whether it violates the international labor standards or not. The rights of these people are expressly taken away in this section of IRO. Does this mean they do not deserve to form or join unions at all or bargain collectively for the infringement of their rights? They do not deserve to go to National Industrial Relations Commission
Introduction:
Section 1, sub-section 4 provides that the rights and privileges under the Industrial Relations Ordinance of Pakistan, 2002, (from hereon to be referred as IRO) to all the persons employed in any establishment or a group of establishments or industry. However, it expressly takes away these rights from people belonging to certain professions. These include those working:
“(a) in the Police or any of the Defence Services of Pakistan;
(b) in any installations or services exclusively connected with the Armed Forces of Pakistan including Ministry of Defence lines of the Railways;
(c) by the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation or the Security Papers Limited or Pakistan Mint;
(d) in the administration of the State other than those employed as workmen by the Railways, Post, Telegraph and Telephone Departments;
(e) by an establishment or institution maintained for the treatment or care of sick, infirm, destitute and mentally unfit persons excluding those run on commercial basis;
(f) by an institution established for payment of employees' old-age pensions or for workers' welfare;
(g) as a member of the Watch and Ward, Security or Fire Service Staff of an oil refinery or of an establishment engaged in the production, transmission or distribution of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas or petroleum products or of a seaport or an airport.”
The question to ask might be that whether this is unfair or not? This paper will discuss the rationale behind this section and the 'for' and 'against' side of it and whether it violates the international labor standards or not. The rights of these people are expressly taken away in this section of IRO. Does this mean they do not deserve to form or join unions at all or bargain collectively for the infringement of their rights? They do not deserve to go to National Industrial Relations Commission