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2007 report
Social security remains a distant reality for most
Aijaz A. Qureshi
Indus Development Foundation

Pension and retirement savings schemes are few in number and underutilized, because the majority of workers are not salaried employees, but rather self-employed. Although the two-tiered health care system includes a public system, it is poorly funded and faced with severe shortages. There is no public support system for children and adolescents, many of whom are victims of child labour. The growth of the informal economy has led to declining tax revenues and greater poverty and insecurity for workers.

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Progress and setbacks by key indicators see references
Stagnant  Undernourishment Significant progress  Tuberculosis
Stagnant  Under-5 children malnutrition Stagnant  People living with HIV/AIDS
Significant progress  Literacy Significant progress  Infant mortality
Significant progress  Primary school enrolment rate Significant progress  Under-5 mortality
Stagnant  Tertiary school enrolment rate Slight progress  DPT Immunized 1-year-old children
Slight progress  Internet users Slight progress  Polio Immunized 1-year-old children
Slight progress  Personal computers Slight progress  Measles Immunized 1-year-old children
Slight progress  Telephone mainlines Slight progress  Tuberculosis Immunized 1-year-old children
Stagnant  Information and communication technology expenditure Significant progress  Women aged 15-49 attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel
Stagnant  Research and development expenditure Slight progress  Births attended by skilled health personnel
Stagnant  Public health expenditure Significant progress  Contraceptive use among currently in-union women aged 15-49
Stagnant  Public education expenditure Significant progress  Literacy ratio gap
Slight progress  Total debt service Significant progress  gross tertiary enrolment ratio gap
Slight progress  Military expenditure Slight progress  Activity rate gap
Significant progress  Population with access to sanitation Slight progress  Women in decision-making positions in government at ministerial level
Slight progress  Population with access to improved water sources Slight progress  Seats in parliament held by women
Stagnant  Malaria  

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Signatures and ratifications by Pakistan
Human Rights International Treaties Total 9 ; signed 5 ; ratified 4 .
Table of ratifications of fundamental ILO conventions Total 7 ; not yet ratified 0 ; ratified 7 ; denounced 0 .
Treaties mentioned in the Millennium Declaration Total 10 ; signed 6 ; ratified 4 .
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