Legal ReportComparison of Selected Labor Laws in Pakistan and IndiaTable of ContentsLabor Laws in Pakistan 1Collective Bargaining and Industrial Dispute Resolution 2Employment Contracts 2Labor Laws Related to fixed-term contracts 2Dismissal 3Labor regulations relating to consultations and notifications prior to collective dismissal 3Severance pay in the event of dismissal (in months) 3Conditions of working hours/leave 4Provisions of labor law relating to conditions of working hours 4Sources: 5Labour Laws in PakistanSince the creation of Pakistan, successive governments have announced five labor policies in 1955, 1959, 1969, 1972 and 2002. All these policies have essentially set the parameters for the growth of trade unionism; protection of workers' rights; settlement of labor disputes, etc. After 2002, no labor policies were introduced although a number of developments took place. Pakistan has more than 70 labor laws, we will discuss only a few of them in this report and compare them with similar laws. in India. In Pakistan, workers are defined into four categories. “Permanent employees” are defined as workers who are engaged in work likely to last more than nine months and who have satisfactorily completed a trial period, “temporary workers” are those who have been hired for work of an essentially temporary nature capable of being completed within a period not exceeding nine months. There is also a concept known as 'badli', which means a worker appointed in place of a permanent worker or a temporarily absent intern. Finally, "interns" refer to workers temporarily employed to fill a permanent vacant position, and who have not...... middle of paper ......istan and India on the basis of working hours, minimum rest required, maximum rest required. working days per week, maximum limit on overtime under normal circumstances and maximum limit in exceptional cases. Labor law provisions relating to conditions of working hours overtime limit in normal circumstances maximum duration limit in exceptional circumstances Pakistan 9 hours per day (7 hours per day for a young person) Unspecified 6 Not more than 624 hours per year Not specifiedIndia 9 hours per day, 48 hours per week 30 minutes off for every 5 hours of work 6,200 hours per year Not specifiedSources:http://www.wageindicator.org/documents/Labour_and_Employment_Law-A_Profile_on_Pakistan.pdfhttp:/ /www.eximbankindia.in/sites/default/files/Full%20OP/op160.pdf