{
  "id": 15806545,
  "title": "Home-based workers earn as little as Rs50 an hour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/home-based-workers-earn-as-little-as-rs50-an-hour",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-20T21:29:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445231/home-based-workers-earn-as-little-as-rs50-an-hour"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "LAHORE: Home-based workers in Pakistan continue to face severe economic exploitation, with some earning as little as Rs50 an hour despite years of inflation and rising electricity bills, speakers said at an event marking International Home-Based Workers Day. Trade union representatives and grassroots workers highlighted stagnant piece-rate wages, unpaid labour, occupational health hazards,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}