CO-Islamabad

What's new

1. 

   First Ever Professional Association of Career Counsellors Launched by ILO

   21 December 2012

   The first ever professional Association for ‘Career Counsellors and Vocational Guides’ has been launched and will comprise of the trained and qualified Career Counsellors.

2. 

   National Consultations to Improve ILS Reporting

   20 December 2012

   Pakistan is taking steps to streamline its reporting obligation on the ratified International Labour Conventions to the ILO’s Supervisory Bodies. In this regard, a joint action plan agreed by the four provincial Labour Departments in a workshop jointly organized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MoHRD) and the ILO held on Dec 18-19, in Bhurban.

3. 

   Government, Employers’ and Workers’ Organizations sign “Joint Statement of Commitment”  in Sindh Province

   06 December 2012

   The Government of Sindh jointly with stakeholders has developed a consensus for action plan to prevent Baldia Factory Fire like incidents in future during a day long consultation in Karachi.

4. 

   European Union and ILO support minimum age for employment to be set at 14 years

   09 October 2012

   A European Union funded and ILO implemented project Combating Abusive Child Labour (CACL-II), has supported that the minimum age for employment should be set at 14 years.

5. 

   Nicolas Cage: Let's end child labour

   08 October 2012

   I’m Nicolas Cage and I am proud to be lending my voice to support the work of the ILO to end child labour across the world.

6. 

   Pakistan must ensure Decent Work for its 55 million work force

   20 September 2012

   The Government, and employers’ and workers’ organisations in Pakistan reaffirmed their commitment to promoting social justice through decent work today!
   

7. 

   ILO response to factory fires in Karachi

   13 September  2012

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) is deeply shocked and concerned to learn of the death of more than 280 workers in a factory fire in Karachi. The ILO extends its condolences to the families of the victims.

8. 

   ILO-GIZ’s joint initiative for Pakistan, Afghanistan & Uzbekistan: Overcoming Post-Conflict Economic Challenges through Private Sector Development

   07 September 2012

   A new approach involving private sector to overcome economic challenges in post-conflict situation has been introduced to donors and practitioners from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

9. 

   Landmark treaty for domestic workers to come into force

   05 September 2012
   

   The ILO’s Convention on Domestic Workers has now been ratified by two countries, meaning it will come into effect in a year’s time. The Convention extends basic labour rights to tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide.
   

10. 

    WOMEN - Only 2% trade union members in the formal and invisible in the Informal economy

    08 August 2012

    Women constitute only 2% membership of the trade unions in Pakistan, this figure does not even include informal economy of which more than 70% are women. This alarming figure was shared in a training workshop, “Training of trainers in developing women leadership in trade unions” held at Naran from July 28 to August 8, 2012.

11. 

    ILO Director-General's message on the occasion of International Youth Day

    12 August 2012

    On this Youth Day we focus on “Building a better world: Partnering with youth”.

12. 

    Promoting Gender Equality: ILO Training on Gender Sensitive Value Chain Analysis in Pakistan

    30 July 2012

    The ILO project Promoting Gender Equality for Decent Employment (GE4DE) organised a 5-day training on Gender Sensitive Value Chain Analysis.
    

13. 

    'Cooperative enterprises build a better world' - Statement by ILO Director-General

    06 July 2012

    Message by Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO, on the occasion of the 90th ICA International Co-operative Day and the 18th UN International Day of Cooperatives.
    

14. 

    ILO, UNICEF, UNESCO & EU observed World Day Against Child Labour in Pakistan

    12 June 2012

    ILO jointly with UNICEF, UNESCO and EU organised seminar on 12 June to observe the World Day Against Child Labour in Pakistan.

15. Innovative Approaches to Workforce Training: ILO prepares a group of trainers in Pakistan

    04 June 2012

    Islamabad: The ILO, together with the Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA) is initiating for the first Competency Based Training and Assessment in Sindh.

16. 

    ILO & UNHCR plan to address Decent Work Deficits of Afghan Refugee and Host Communities in Pakistan

    24 April 2012

    Islamabad: The tri-partite stake holders endorsed the broad joint strategy of ILO- UNHCR to provide support to workers from Afghan Refugees and Host Communities under the Afghan Management and Repatriation Strategy. 

17. 

    UN holds National Workshop on Youth Employment in Pakistan

    11 April 2012

    Islamabad: ILO, UNDP and UNFPA jointly arranged a National workshop titled “Contemporary Issues of Youth employment in Pakistan” here today. The workshop was arranged in the backdrop of high priority given to youth employment issues in the upcoming International Labour Conference in Geneva in June 2012.

18. 

    ILO & UN Women sign Letter of Intent

    21 March 2012

    Islamabad: ILO and UN Women have signed a Letter of Intent to develop a common approach for better coordination and cooperation to work effectively on advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment initiatives.

19. 

    ILO launches a video contest on Decent Work for Youth

    08 March 2012

    Are you between the ages of 18 and 29 years? Struggling to find a job or working under poor conditions? Want things to change? Make a video expressing your views and get a chance to present it at the Youth Employment Forum in Geneva.

20. 

    Strategic Dialogue on “Empower Rural Women – End Hunger & Poverty”

    08 March 2012

    First Event 8 March: Organized by Inter-Agency Group on Gender Equality – at ILO Auditorium Islamabad; Second Event 9 March: Organized by Pakistan Workers Federation – at ILO Auditorium Islamabad
    

21. 

    Message by Juan Somavia Director-General of the ILO on the occasion of International Women’s Day

    06 March 2012

    International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8th March of each year. This year’s event focuses on recognizing the important contribution of rural women across the world to the well-being of their families and communities and in sustaining societies and economies.

22. 

    Voices on Social Justice

    20 February 2012

    On February 20, the ILO is inviting you to share your message for World Day of Social Justice – a message of hope, a call to the international community, advice for others – you decide.

23. 

    “A new era of social justice”

    20 February 2012

    Statement by Juan Somavia, ILO Director General, On the occasion of World Day of Social Justice- 20 February 2012.

24. 

    National Highway Police will ensure decent public transport for working women

    09 February 2012

    Islamabad: The National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) will actively promote a decent environment in public transport particularly for women passengers and will impart sensitization training to drivers, conductors and transport union in this regard.

25. Consensus on new child labour prohibition law

    09 February 2012

    Islamabad: Four Provincial Labour Departments have agreed to draft a law to eliminate child labour from Pakistan. The new provincial law prohibiting child labour will replace the existing Employment of Children Act (ECA) 1991.
    

26. 

    National level photo competition 2012 - On the fight against child labour

    01 February 2012

    ILO in collaboration with the European Union under its project “Combating Abusive Child Labour II” is pleased to announce a National level Photo competition on the fight against child labour and encourages the journalists, students and general public to enter their photographs depicting various aspects of child labour in this competition.