ICC Note:
Recently, the Faisalabad Waste Management Company placed an advertisement that was deemed discriminatory by many in Pakistan. The advertisement stated that the company was hiring sanitation workers and would only be considering non-Muslims for the open positions. In Pakistan, Christians are often associated with sanitation work due to their low status in society The advertisement openly encouraged this discrimination and caught the eye of Pakistan’s Minister for Human Rights. 
01/30/2017 Pakistan (Christians in Pakistan) – Federal Minister for Human Rights Kamran Michael has taken notice of the discriminatory advertisement published in a newspaper inviting non-Muslim candidates for the post of waste worker. In an advertisement, Faisalabad Waste Management Company (FWMC) had publicized about a vacancy for the post of waste worker mentioning that the post was available only for non-Muslims. As soon as the advertisement of the job vacancy appeared in the local newspaper Daily Aman on Tuesday, January 24, condemnation started pouring in.
Ministry of Human Rights issued a letter to the Faisalabad Waste Management Company (FWMC) regarding the advertisement. The text of the letter dated January 27, is as follows:
To,
The Manager Director,
Faisalabad Waste Management Company,
Faisalabad.
Subject: ADVERTISEMENT FOR RECRUITMENT OF WASTE WORKERS
Dear Sir,
I am directed to refer to your advertisement for recruitment /walk in interview to be held on 6th and 8th February, 2017 for 337 positions of Waste Workers (daily wages) and to say that imposing condition for the candidates to be Non-Muslims is discriminatory. The said condition is contradiction and violation of article 27 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and our commitment in the light of international Convention on Elimination of Radical Discrimination (ICERD), requiring immediate attention. In this regard, a copy of the letter No.S.O(CAB—1)8-7/2015(SR) dated 6th November 2015 issued by the S&GAD, Punjab is also enclosed.
In the view of the above, the Honorable Federal Minister for Human Rights has desired that the above mentioned discrimination in the recruitment process against the said positions may be removed, ensuring equal opportunities to all citizens, please.
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