Islamabad, Nov. 29 -- The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has warned that the proposed Punjab Labour Code 2025 (PLC 2025) risks worsening the state of workers' rights in Pakistan instead of improving them.

The HRCP report, published as part of its Legislation Watch Cell 2025 series, finds the new code inconsistent with International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions and Pakistan's constitutional guarantees on freedom of association, equality, and protection from forced and child labour.

According to the HRCP report, the PLC, introduced as Bill No. 85 of 2025 before the Punjab Assembly, was drafted with "insufficient consultation" from workers and trade unions.

Activists under the Punjab Labour Alliance argued that the co...