EXPLORING THE LIMITS OF LABOUR LAWS FOCUSING ON WOMEN DOMESTIC WORKERS & GENDER EMPOWERMENT IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the key limits of labor laws of
Pakistan focusing on women domestic workers and gender empowerment. The
main objectives of this study include; (a) to investigate the female labor force
participation in Pakistan and what factors contribute to low participation (b) to
assess the role of and how gender discrimination faced by females in Pakistan,
and (c) to assess the labor laws for females in Pakistan and the key limits of
labor laws of Pakistan. The research design considered for this study was a
secondary qualitative research design, considering this the data was collected
from already published sources online such as research papers and reports. The
data analysis technique chosen for this study was content analysis and a total of
4 themes were established which offer comprehensive and valuable data
findings. The data findings of this study indicated that female labor participation
in the case of Pakistan is still very a steady change observed from previous years
and the factors that impact female labor participation include; education, social
norms, cultural perspectives, lack of financial accessibility, and lack of
knowledge and skills, as well as, health ailments.