Sindh's Landmark Law Fails Rural Women: Millions Denied Basic Protections

• Sindh Women Agriculture Workers Act, 2019, remains unimplemented, leaving millions of rural women without legal protections.
• A seminar by Hari Welfare Association (HWA) in Mirpurkhas highlighted the neglect of female agricultural workers.
• HWA President Akram Ali Khaskheli stated 15 million women in Sindh's rural areas work in agriculture, livestock, and fisheries without safeguards.
• Women workers are deprived of fair wages, healthcare, and education, earning only PKR 500-700 daily for over eight hours of work.
• The 2019 law guarantees formal contracts, equal wages, paid maternity/sick leave, union rights, and protection against harassment, but remains unenforced.