Discussion: Islamic Labour Code - December 15, 2022

Thursday December 15, 2022 | 2pm - 3pm CET / 6pm - 7pm PKT

During this webinar, WageIndicator and the Centre for Labour Research present and discuss the Islamic Labour Code, an open-access project that provides insights into Islam’s view on the labour rights of workers.

Its creators Iftikhar Ahmad and Asghar Jameel will be having a conversation with WageIndicator's Dirk Dragstra on the Islamic Labour Code itself and how the Code shows that the Quran and Sunnah do protect and promote labour rights.

The importance of the Islamic Labour Code

Most of the 800 million Muslim workers across the world are living and working in one of the 57 Muslim countries. Yet, while the constitutions in these countries refer to Islam and Islamic principles, the state of labour rights is discouraging. The Islamic Labour Code can therefore be used by governments to reform their laws and by progressive enterprises to give workers their due rights in the light of Islamic teachings.

Agenda

1:50PM - 2:00PM

Zoom Room open

2:00PM - 2:02PM	Welcome
	Fiona Dragstra, Director WageIndicator, welcoming all attendants and explaining the rules of engagement.

2:02PM - 2:05PM	Explanation Video

2:05PM - 2:15PM

Presentation of Islamic Labour Code

Asghar Jameel will present the Islamic Labour Code.

2:15PM - 2:45PM	conversation with the Islamic Labour Code Team from Pakistan
	Discussion moderator Dirk Dragstra has been working with WageIndicator since its conception in the late 90s.
	Iftikhar Ahmad is a comparative labour law expert and founder of the Centre for Labour Research, Pakistan. He heads the Labour Law team at WageIndicator, where he has helped raise awareness about labour rights in more than 100 countries. Iftikhar is also a member of the Labour Expert Group, constituted on the advice of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, to provide social protection to the informal economy workers. While working in the field of labour since 2006, he has been engaged with the Government of Pakistan, International Labour Organization and the World Bank on the labour market and legislative reform issues.
	Asghar Jameel is a thought leader in the Talent Management and Human Resource field. During the last 15 years, he lived in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East while working for companies like Ericsson, Nokia, and VEON. He held several senior management roles such as Cluster Human Resource (HR) Head, Global Business HR, Head of HR Consulting Middle East Region at Nokia, and Chief People Officer in Jazz (leading telecom operator in Pakistan). Jameel also spearheads social causes like girls’ education, interest-free access to capital for micro-entrepreneurs, and labour rights awareness.