Zehra Khan Explained

Zehra Khan
Nationality:Pakistani
Education:Masters in Gender studies and BSC in clothing and textile
Office:General Secretary of the Home-Based Women Worker's Federation
Term Start:2009

Zehra Khan is a Pakistani trade unionist and activist.[1] [2] She is the general secretary of the Home-Based Women Worker's Federation (HBWWF).[3] [4] She is a member of many tripartite committees including the Sindh Minimum Wage Board, the Sindh Tripartite Labour Standing Committee, the Sindh Occupational and Health Council, and the Sindh HBWs Governing Body.

Career

When Khan was a student of the women studies department, she learned about contributions of home based workers and she took up the subject for her Master's thesis.[5] [6] In her study, she realized the need for legal rights that could protect these workers.[7] [8] Khan had the idea of forming federations by bringing workers from different industries.[9] [10] She started her door-to-door campaign of encouraging women to attend HBWWF's meetings.[11] [12] The meetings involved regular discussion circles which eventually convinced the women to join the organization's rallies.[13] [14]

The formation of unions started off with the bangle industry and gradually moved towards the garment industry.[15] [16] Khan then started working towards making a law specifically for home-based workers and so she started forming circles of them.[17] [18] Khan's work eventually led to the formation of unions in Sindh and Baluchistan, the first of its kind in South Asia.[19] [20] This culminated in the founding of the Home-Based Women Workers Federation on December 30, 2019.

Khan is also a part of civil society groups and associations.[21] [22] She is also an activist who has taken part in rallies and protests involving women's rights, human rights, labor rights, and minority protection.[23] [24] [25] She has worked to bring awareness on the subject of workplace and sexual harassment and labor rights.[26] [27] [28]

References

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  2. Web site: Women, civil society groups announce separate rally on March 8. 2020-12-03. Pakistan News. en.
  3. Web site: HBWWF calls for implementing Sindh Home-Based Workers Act. 2020-12-03. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
  4. Web site: 2015-03-07. Perspectives: Home-based policy still distant dream for millions of workers in Pakistan. 2020-12-03. Law at the Margins. en-US.
  5. Web site: Equity. Roots for. NEW SINDH POLICY ON HOME-BASED WORKERS LAUDED Roots for Equity. 17 January 2017 . 2020-12-03. en-US.
  6. Web site: HBWWF demands practical implementation of SHBWA. 2020-12-03. Labour News International. en-GB.
  7. Web site: 2018-10-21. Minimum wages demanded for home-based workers. 2020-12-03. National Courier. en-US.
  8. Web site: emydemkess. HBWWF. 2020-12-03. behindmycloset. 5 June 2017 . nl.
  9. Web site: Hasan. Shazia. 2020-11-12. Sindh labour department signs MoU for home-based workers' registration. 2020-12-03. DAWN.COM. en.
  10. Web site: Glover. Simon. Pakistani workers protest over jobs and pay. 2020-12-03. Ecotextile News. 13 May 2020 . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Nieuws - Pagina 221 van 1653. 2020-12-03. OneWorld. nl.
  12. Web site: HumanityHouse. Feminist Zehra Khan's battle against the clothing industry. 2020-12-03. Humanity House. en-US.
  13. Web site: We Have To Include Women To See A Change In Society - Zehra Khan Interview Homenet South Asia. 2020-12-03. hnsa.org.in.
  14. Web site: Shop. The Little Fair Trade. Interviews - Home Based Women's Workers Federation (HBWWF), Karachi, Pakistan, (2011 & 2015) FAIR TRADE PAKISTAN SERIES. 2020-12-03. The Little Fair Trade Shop. en.
  15. Web site:

    Labour Education Foundation ::

    . 2020-12-03. www.lef.org.pk.
  16. Web site: HBWWF, Sindh Labour, Human Resource Depts Sign MoU To Start Registration. 2020-12-03. UrduPoint. en.
  17. Web site: HBWWF Demands Announcement Of Policy For Home Based Workers. 2020-12-03. Pakistan Point.
  18. Web site: 2016-10-21. 12m home-based workers go without legal identity in Pakistan. 2020-12-03. Daily Times. en-US.
  19. Web site: 2020-04-18. Labourers stage protest over pending wages in Karachi. 2020-12-03. Daily Balochistan Express. en-US.
  20. Web site: Pakistan: Massenentlassungen während der Covid-19-Pandemie. 2020-12-03. SOLIFONDS. 10 September 2020 . de-CH.
  21. Web site: 2019-11-10. Activists demand arrest of Pak Hindu student's killers. 2020-12-03. dtNext.in. en.
  22. Web site: Supran. A.. 2019-11-11. Activists demand arrest of Pak Hindu student's killers. 2020-12-03. Samaj Weekly. en-GB.
  23. Web site: pakobserver. 9 November 2019. workplace harassment.
  24. Web site: Activists demand arrest of Pak Hindu student's killers – British Asia News. 2020-12-03. en.
  25. Web site: admin. 2020-03-06. Civil society activists slam 'hatred-based propaganda' against women – 6 March 2020. 2020-12-03. AGHS. en-US.
  26. Web site: 2019-11-10. Activists demand arrest of Pak student's killers. 2020-12-03. The Siasat Daily. en-GB.
  27. Web site: 2019-11-10. Activists Demand Arrest Of Pak Hindu Student's Killers . 2020-12-03. Ommcom News. en-US.
  28. Web site: 2019-11-10. Activists demand arrest of Pak Hindu student's killers. 2020-12-03. News24 English.

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