 NCHR has undertaken a campaign on bonded labour stressing upon the government to help individuals who are caught in bonded labour, many of whom belong to minority communities. NCHR has recommended the government to improve access to justice for bonded labourers, establish or strengthen unions and other associations, revise brick kiln registration processes, increase income of labourers in fields where bonded labour is prevalent, prioritize data collection and record keeping, enhancing the capacity of District Vigilance Committees and facilitate training programs, prohibiting child labour in brick kilns etc.24  NCHR also undertook various actions to protect the rights of workers belonging to minority communities. Due to its intervention, 14 daily wagers belonging to the Christian community were regularized in service. Moreover, some 400 sanitary workers who had been terminated by the Capital Development Authority were reinstated.  NCHR intervened to protect the rights of Christian employees in Faisalabad. Through NCHR’s intervention, advance funds were released by the government to the Faisalabad Waste Management Company (FWMC) to disburse the pending salaries of 4000 Christian Employees. The Punjab Government released the amount in two installments, the first amount of Rs. 141 million and the other of Rs. 190 million, respectively.  NCHR has also undertaken efforts to direct government universities to implement 2% minority quota and 30 universities have successfully implemented this.  NCHR has also safeguarded the rights of education for students: it took Suo Moto action for reinstatement of four Ahmadiyya students in Punjab.  NCHR has undertaken actions to protect the rights of Ahmadiyya population in Pakistan. It addressed cases of hate speech against the Ahmadiyya community by advocating for the cessation of discriminatory rhetoric and promoting tolerance and intervened in instances of desecration of Ahmadiyya places of worship. g. Open Letter post Jaranwala Incident:25 NCHRs open letter26 to the Prime Minister regarding Jaranwala led to the establishment of a high-level investigation committee and a multi-stakeholder meeting on religious harmony.27 24 “NCHR: The Issue of Bonded Labour in Pakistan,” available at: https://nchr.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UpholdingInclusivity-Minority-Rights-Initiatives-2022-2023.pdf 25 “NCHR: Jaranwala Incident Report,” available at: https://nchr.gov.pk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Upholding-InclusivityMinority-Rights-Initiatives-2022-2023.pdf 26 “Open Letter to the Honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan,” available at: https://docs.nchr.gov.pk/pdfs/Open%20LetterJaranwala%20Incident.pdf 27 “NCHR writes open letter to PM on Jaranwala incident,” available at: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1102192-nchr-writesopen-letter-to-pm-on-jaranwala-incident 14