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• ILO has launched Cash for Work program for flood-affected people in Nowshera & Peshawar
  ILO has started helping the flood-affected communities in quickly restarting livelihoods and employment through immediate short-term employment recovery programs. The program titled “Cash for Work for Flood Affected People” was launched in Nowshera and Peshawar by the ILO Country Director, Mr. Donglin Li on 31st August 2010.
• 30 August - 21 September 2010, Islamabad, Pakistan
  ILO Photography competition 2010 -Gender Equality for Decent Employment
  In order to highlight the issue of gender disparity and its various manifestations in the workplace, the ILO is organizing a photography competition to engage individuals and professional organizations aimed at inspiring people to think about women, men, girls and boys in the world of work, and capturing both the challenges they face and achievements they have made. ...
• ILO about to launch "Cash for Work" project for flood affected people in Sukkur
  ILO will soon launch the Cash for Work project in Sukkur in order to provide quick employment opportunities to floods-affected people and to help them overcome their mental shock and trauma.
• Youth unemployment at highest recorded level - ILO report; 36 million Asia Pacific young people unemployed – A possible “Lost generation”
  The global unemployment rate for young people has risen to its highest recorded level, and is expected to continue increasing until the end of 2010, a new report issued by the International Labour Organization ILO) says.
• High-level Social Dialogue Workshop in Sialkot
  Stakeholders reached a consensus on July 26, 2010 to recommend formation of Social Dialogue Mechanism for Sialkot to boost the exports. The Prime Minister’s Advisor on Labour issues, Mr Hafeezullah Cheema supervised the consensus building social dialogue workshop organized by the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP) in collaboration with the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industries (SCCI). ...
• Brief report on the observance of the World Day Against Child Labour 2010 Pakistan - [pdf 4852 KB]
  Various activities commemorating the World Day Against Child Labour were held in Pakistan during the period 10 – 16 June 2010 under the over all theme of the campaign “Go for the Goal … End Child Labour”. The Day was celebrated in collaboration with the ILO tripartite constituents; Government, Employers and Workers, and the partner NGOs, civil society, academia, and target beneficiaries.
• Handing over of ILO’s Project of Support to the Government of Punjab
  In a handing over ceremony at the completion of ILO’s project of support to the Government of Punjab on Elimination of Bonded Labour from Brick Kilns (EBLIK) in Punjab, the Minister for Labour, Mr Ashraf Khan Sohna ensured full commitment and support of the Government of Punjab to address the issue of bonded labour in brick kilns in the province.
• CIDA-ILO launched Canadian $8 million project to Promote Gender Equality for Decent Employment
  The Government of Pakistan is committed to reduce gender inequality and to promote employment opportunities for women in Pakistan, stated by the Federal Secretary Labour and Manpower, Mr Tariq Iqbal Puri.
• ILO’s technical assistance to the Ministry of Youth Affairs to support the “National Internship Programme to Enhance Employability”
  The Ministry of Youth Affairs (MOYA) and ILO have agreed to conduct an assessment of the Ministry’s “National Internship Programme to Enhance Employability”. This programme currently offers internships to 30,000 young people.
• ILO Country Director distributes certificates among women trainees in the garment industry, Faisalabad
  Mr Donglin Li, Country Director of the ILO distributed certificates among successful trainees of skill training programme for women in garment industry in an event organized by the Ministry of Textile Industries in collaboration with the ILO in Faisalabad on 18 January 2010.
• 27 April 2009, Islamabad, Pakistan
  National tripartite celebration of the 90th anniversary and launch of the campaign to promote the Social Justice Declaration
  Celebrations of ILO's 90th anniversary in conjunction with the launch of the campaign to promote Social Justice was carried out and attended by several tripartite constituents.