Pakistan: Forced Labour
Commons · Question 91957 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterparts on the ongoing bonded labour of religious minorities in brick kilns.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 26 Nov 2025
The UK Government recognises that serious exploitation persists in Pakistan, including bonded labour in sectors such as the brick kiln industry, where religious minorities are disproportionately affected. We regularly raise human rights concerns with the ...