The Newsline Films documentary Kis Say Munsafi Chahain will be screened at FiLUMS 2012, the international film festival hosted by the LUMS Media Arts Society, which is to be held on February 10-12. The documentary was previously screened at the Film Southasia Festival 2011 in Kathmandu, Nepal and was also selected to be part of the Traveling Film Southasia 2012.

Made in association with the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), the investigative documentary follows the travails of workers in Karachi, Pakistan’s urban and industrial hub. Through their stories, the documentary illustrates the problems faced by workers, from sexual harassment at work to denial of minimum wages. The Labour Courts in Pakistan were set up to provide workers access to justice. But they suffer from serious shortcomings, and these emerge in a series of interviews with workers, union representatives and legal experts.

The full crew is listed below.

Director and Producer: Tehmina Ahmed

Associate Producer: Umbreen Butt

Camera: Umbreen Butt/ Saboor Haider

Editor: Umbreen Butt/Talha Mansoor Ahmed

Script: Umbreen Butt

Sound: Athar Saeed

Production House: Newsline Films

Produced in association with the Pakistan Institute for Labour Research and Education (PILER)