The curse of Vagrancy in Pakistan

Laila, Ume; Sadiq, Najma; Mehmood, Tahir; Fiaz, Muhammad

doi:10.26710/jbsee.v6i3.1440

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“…The movement will have a good impact on changing the lives of homeless people and beggars for the next life (Gowda et al, 2017). The empowerment of cultivators and beggars requires a good approach and control of the activities (Ume Laila et al, 2020). Community Social Worker is a person or group of community members who have a high social servant spirit, have the will, organize social welfare, and have been guided through training in social welfare.…”

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Social Service and Community Social Worker Program for Empowerment Homeless and Beggars in Yogyakarta

Wahyuni

Suswanta

Prastya

2021

jssp

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This study aims to determine the Social Service and Community Social Workers efforts to empower the homeless and beggars in Yogyakarta. Data analysis techniques with NVivo 12 Plus software helps in efficient qualitative research. This research focuses on the Office of Social Affairs and Community Social Workers empowering the homeless and beggars in Yogyakarta. The data used are primary data through interviews with the Office of Social Affairs and Community Social Workers and secondary data from various documents on the empowerment of girdles and beggars. The results reduced social disparities with multiple activities: counselling, counselling, training, and policing—Office of Social Affairs and Community Social Workers. The Office of Social Affairs and Community Social Workers provide training such as screen printing, haircuts; if the beggar is still a teenager, then he is put in a youth development centre and fostered within three to four days; training activities are in the form of making various types of handicrafts. Counselling and counselling in reducing the number of beggars and homeless people in Yogyakarta have been going well. Homeless people and beggars are regulated in the Yogyakarta Special Region Regulation Number 1 of 2014, prohibiting money from homeless people and beggars.

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Social Service and Community Social Worker Program for Empowerment Homeless and Beggars in Yogyakarta

Wahyuni

Suswanta

Prastya

2021

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“…The West Pakistan Vagrancy Ordinance was made into a law in Baluchistan and Punjab in 1975 and 1974, respectively. The laws in all three provinces are similar, but the punishment for people who break the law is different 19 .…”

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Beggary in Law and Islam: A Call to amend the Law in Pakistan

Hafiz Muhammad Azeem (Corresponding Author),

Muhammad Umar,

Mubashar Tariq

2023

Al-Qamar

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Begging in Pakistan is a complex issue with no easy solutions. However, the current approach of criminalizing begging is ineffective and counterproductive. This paper argues that the law on begging in Pakistan needs to be amended to take into account the socio-economic factors contributing to begging and to provide a more compassionate and holistic response to the problem. Poverty, unemployment, and crime rates are prevalent in Pakistan, with begging becoming a necessary option for survival, as five to twenty-five million beggars are found in the country. The laws on begging in Pakistan lack any criteria for distinguishing between professional beggars and those who beg for survival. These laws violate the fundamental rights to life, liberty, equality, and free speech. This paper calls for a deeper understanding of the social and economic factors contributing to begging and the need to amend the law, keeping in due regard to the injunctions of Islam. Rather than punishing beggars, we should focus on addressing the underlying causes of begging and providing beggars with the support they need to live dignified lives. It is high time to create laws that cater to the socio-economic circumstances of our society and to approach this issue with empathy and compassion.

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The curse of Vagrancy in Pakistan

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Social Service and Community Social Worker Program for Empowerment Homeless and Beggars in Yogyakarta

Social Service and Community Social Worker Program for Empowerment Homeless and Beggars in Yogyakarta

Beggary in Law and Islam: A Call to amend the Law in Pakistan

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