The Karachi Dock Labour Board (KDLB) is responsible for labour relations between employees and the
Karachi Port Trust
The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani federal government agency under the administrative control of the Federal Maritime Secretary that oversees the operations of the Port of Karachi, one of South Asia's largest and busiest de ...
. The KDLB was formed in 1973 to provide dock workers with a rotational system of employment at the docks. In 2006, the
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...
recommended closing the KDLB as part of an overhaul of the Karachi Port operations.
Dock workers seek cess on new terminal
Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 May 2017, Retrieved 5 January 2018
See also
* Karachi Port Trust
The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani federal government agency under the administrative control of the Federal Maritime Secretary that oversees the operations of the Port of Karachi, one of South Asia's largest and busiest de ...
References
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Port of Karachi
Labour in Pakistan
Trade unions established in 1973