Question 1 Report
Fig. 1 shows a food-processing factory near Islamabad that has introduced a childcare room, safe transport and training for women employees. The manager records workers at packaging, quality control and supervision stations. The company wants to increase output while widening participation in paid employment.
(a) Identify one workplace support shown in Fig. 1. [1]
(b) Describe two roles carried out by women in the factory. [2]
(c) Explain two reasons why increasing women's paid employment can support Pakistan's economic development. [2]
(a) Childcare room / staff transport / training [1] (b) Any two: packaging products [1]; checking quality [1]; supervising production [1]. (c) Any two: more people contribute skills and labour to production [1]; household incomes rise, increasing spending and savings [1]; firms can recruit from a wider labour force [1]; higher incomes can improve children's health and education [1]; tax revenue and national output may increase [1].
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