Group Activity :2 Labour Law Challenges Faced Labour Law Challenges Faced By Your Unions at National Level Group : Mira,Tau,Parvin,Chaudhary,Sylvia Team Leader : Mitra Reporter : Parvin 1) Are there any specific laws, regulations or provisions to be changed, as a matter of Country :priority, in order to improve the legal protection for workers. 1)Nepal :No Law for Maternity Leave No Law for Child Labour 2) Samoa:No Law For Collective Bargaining 2) Samoa:No Law For Collective Bargaining No Law for Redundancy 3)Iran:No Law for Collective Bargaining Not enough Law for Contract Labour 4)Pakistan:Not enough law for OSH Not enough law for Collective Bargaining 5)Singapore:Stronger Enforcement on OSH Stronger Enforcement on Transfer of Employment Limited Representation by rank and file union for Executives Stronger bargaining for Contract Workers

Group Activity :2 2) Are there any specific laws, regulations or provisions already providing good protection for workers, but being attacked /threatened by possible legal reforms 1)Nepal :Freedom of Association (but no implemented properly) Noz very tense political situation led to suspension of law 2) Samoa:Maternity Protection (currently 2 months for Public Sector) 2) Samoa:Maternity Protection (currently 2 months for Public Sector) The government is proposing to change 3)Iran:Law on contract labour Government is changing the law for the employers benefits 4)Pakistan:Laws are there but not implemented 5)Singapore:Law on Transfer of Employment (but not on Outsourcing) Provision on Retrenchment (employer propose to change)

Group Activity :2 3) Any specific laws, regulations or provisions providing good protection for workers but no properly enforced at national or local leavel. Which enforcement should be improvedas a matter of priority. 1)Nepal :Law on Conditions of Work difficult to implement Especially in the private setor Leading to Job insecurity 2) Samoa:Passed OSH Bill in 2002 to extend the coverage to public sector but no regulation to enforce the bill 2) Samoa:Passed OSH Bill in 2002 to extend the coverage to public sector but no regulation to enforce the bill Not OSH law for the public sector 3)Iran:No regulation on OSH on private sector because of contractors 4)Pakistan:Laws on OSH are there but not implemented 5)Singapore:Discrimination of Workers - Code of Conduct ( old workers, HIV) - OSH – More enforcement