IMF, Labour Law and Economic Structure

Under the Structural Adjustment Programs of the International Monetary Fund,
disempowerment of labour in Pakistan is the main issue. Gaps in Pakistani Labour Law act as
an accomplice to this disempowerment which is also in direct violation of the International
Labour Organization’s Conventions. The power structures of society create susceptible
conditions and loopholes in law shall arise if the society has excessive inequality. Therefore,
to create conditions in which labour rights are preserved under international law, the solution
shall be simultaneous empowerment of the labour so that there is a push towards the inclusion
of the most vulnerable of them to the formal economy while filling the gaps in the labour laws.