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News

25 March 2024 - Pakistan has struck a deal with the IMF for the release of a critical $1.1 billion loan tranche. This final installment from a $3 billion bailout program aims to bolster the country's economic stability. While Pakistan's economic situation has shown improvement, the IMF urges further reforms to address ongoing challenges, such as modest growth and high inflation. To manage debt, the country agreed to further increase gas and electricity prices. A new medium-term programme is also on the table, indicating Pakistan's commitment to lasting economic stability. Take our survey on Cost of Living and contribute to wage information in Pakistan.

Minimum Wage

How are Minimum Wage workers paid in Pakistan? Are they compensated enough to cover their basic needs? Does compensation differ depending on skill level? Unskilled workers make PKR25,000.00 per month, while highly skilled workers earn PKR30,089.00 per month. Learn more about Minimum Wages in Pakistan.

Labour Rights Index in Pakistan

The 2022 Labour Rights Index of Pakistan showcases interesting data regarding the consideration of working people's rights, taking various parameters into account on a worldwide scale to compare the availability and effectiveness of basic rights. In Pakistan, out of a total population of 217 million people, 73.9 million comprise the workforce, but only 20.3% are female.

While parameters like Employee Security and Fair Wages score relatively high, work laws and the environment are not favourable for women. Pakistan has a score of only 40 for Maternity at Work, despite the country's fertility rate being at 3.5. Overall, the country's total index stands at 50.5-60, indicating limited access to decent work in Pakistan. Learn more about the Labour Rights Index of Pakistan and the country's progress towards providing decent work for all.

GIg work in Pakistan

Data on the gig economy in several countries, including Pakistan, has been released by a group consisting of WageIndicator, Leeds Index, and Fairwork. The data was gathered between October 2022 and January 2023 and indicates that 2% of Pakistan's workforce is involved in the gig economy. Additionally, it can be seen that the main gig economy platforms of the country are FoodPanda, GharPar, Uber, Bykea, Careem, Cheetay and Daraz. The former three companies have been rated a 1/10 by Fairwork, and the others have a rating of 0/10. 

The gig economy GharPar is the only one which has a rating of 1/10 in terms of fair pay. GharPar makes sure that their employees receive the minimum wage set by the government. An interesting case study of FoodPanda and UN women shows how workplace gender equality is being promoted. FoodPanda aims to empower women, a right which falls under UN Empowerment Principles. Workers take actions too about their working conditions, as can be seen in the case of Bykea’s workers confrontation and FoodPanda’s workers going on a strike. Know more about the data collected, with statistics and visuals on the gig economy of Pakistan here.

Income tax

Will you have to pay tax on your income in Pakistan? If your yearly income is less than PKR 400,000, this means that you do not have to pay income tax. Income can come from a salary or by other means. For salaried individuals, there are different tax rates based on your salary. Learn more about income tax in Pakistan here.

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