Labour force of Pakistan
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Pakistan
has one of the largest labour and manpower resources in the world, due to its large population
, which is the sixth largest in the world. According to data produced by the CIA World Factbook, the total number of Pakistan's labour force is 55.8 million, making it the ninth largest country in terms of available human workforce. About 43% of this labour is involved in agriculture
, 20.3% in industry
and the remaining 36.6% in other services.
The conditions under which Pakistan's blue-collar labour works have often been raised by trade unions and workers' rights organisations. There is also a controversial, yet wide use of child labour in Pakistan
. Along with other countries in the Indian subcontinent
, Pakistan extensively exports much of its labour to nearby Persian Gulf
countries of the Middle East
.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
has one of the largest labour and manpower resources in the world, due to its large population
Demographics of Pakistan
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Pakistan, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
, which is the sixth largest in the world. According to data produced by the CIA World Factbook, the total number of Pakistan's labour force is 55.8 million, making it the ninth largest country in terms of available human workforce. About 43% of this labour is involved in agriculture
Agriculture in Pakistan
Pakistan's principal natural resources are arable land and water. About 25% of Pakistan's total land area is under cultivation and is watered by one of the largest irrigation systems in the world. Pakistan irrigates three times more acres than Russia...
, 20.3% in industry
Industry of Pakistan
Pakistan ranks forty-first in the world and fifty-fifth worldwide in factory output.Pakistan's industrial sector accounts for about 24% of GDP. Cotton textile production and apparel manufacturing are Pakistan's largest industries, accounting for about 66% of the merchandise exports and almost 40%...
and the remaining 36.6% in other services.
The conditions under which Pakistan's blue-collar labour works have often been raised by trade unions and workers' rights organisations. There is also a controversial, yet wide use of child labour in Pakistan
Child labour in Pakistan
-Child Labor In Pakistan:There is a need for eliminating child labor in Pakistan. Child labor and child trafficking negatively affect human capital development and the overall national development agenda. When children do not go to school they are denied the knowledge and skills needed for national...
. Along with other countries in the Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
, Pakistan extensively exports much of its labour to nearby Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
countries of the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
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