Publications

2011

1. Knowledge Management and Communities of Practice

   01 May 2011

   Provides a brief snapshot about the ILO-sponsored Communities of Practice (CoP) launched as part of a series of Asian Decent Decade Knowledge Networks.

2. AP-IRNet - Asia-Pacific Knowledge Network on Industrial Relations

   01 May 2011

   Provides a brief snapshot about the Asia-Pacific Knowledge Network on Industrial Relations (AP-IRNet).

3. Asia-Pacific Knowledge Network on Skills and Employability

   01 May 2011

   Provides a brief snapshot about the Asia-Pacific Knowledge Network on Skills and Employability.

4. AP-MagNet - Asia-Pacific Knowledge Network on Migration

   01 May 2011

   Provides a brief snapshot about the Asia-Pacific Knowledge Network on Migration (AP-MagNet).

5. Green Jobs-AP - Asia-Pacific Knowledge Network on Green Jobs

   01 May 2011

   Provides a brief snapshot about the Asia-Pacific Knowledge Network on Green Jobs (Green Jobs-AP).

6. APYouthNet - Asia-Pacific Knowledge Network on Youth Employment

   01 May 2011

   Provides a brief snapshot about the Asia-Pacific Knowledge Network on Youth Employment (APYouthNet).

7. 

   Report on experience sharing and advocacy workshop: integrated support programme to home based workers

   15 April 2011

   Under One-UN Project “Towards Gender Parity in Pakistan (TGP)”, ILO and UN-Women have jointly initiated five pilot projects to provide “integrated support to Home-Based Workers” in different sectors and geographic locations. The “Experience Sharing and Advocacy Workshop” was held to highlight good practices and learning from the lessons in one of the pilots in Sialkot (Punjab).

8. Draft sector wide study on gender and employment in coastal areas of Pakistan

   25 February 2011

9. Rural skills training: A generic manual on training for rural economic empowerment

   25 February 2011

2010

1. 

   Brief report on the observance of the World Day Against Child Labour 2010 Pakistan

   12 June 2010

   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.

2. Recognizing and supporting home-based workers

   10 February 2010

   Intended to guide and support the Provincial and Local Governments, in developing their own strategies, plans and programmes for the protection of labour rights of home-based workers.

3. Pakistan employment trends brief 2009 (series no.6)

   07 January 2010

   Provides the first district level labour market information for the district of Faisalabad focusing on the age group of 15-29 years old and their school-to-work transition. Based on the analysis of this transition and the identification of the obstacles, more effective youth policies and programmes can be designed in Pakistan.

2009

1. Evolution of the industrial relations system in Pakistan

   15 December 2009

   A discussion paper on evolution of industrial relations in Pakistan.

2. Compendium of small scale research grants for university students in Pakistan

   15 June 2009

   This compendium is the outcome of the joint efforts of the ILO Office for Pakistan and seven universities across Pakistan under the initiative "Small Scale Research Grants for University Students" as an integral part of the project "Women's Employment Concerns and Working Conditions in Pakistan"

3. Pakistan employment trends for women 2009

   01 May 2009

   The analysis in this issues discusses the economic integration of women and their access to decent work opportunities. The results confirm persistent gender inequalities in the labour market.

4. Towards achieving social and financial sustainability: a study on the performance of microfinance in Pakistan

   07 January 2009

   Analyses the performance of microfinance sector of Pakistan in fulfilling its dual objective social uplift and achieving financial sustainability. The main focus of this report has been the performance of microfinance industry in Pakistan with specific focus on both supply and demand side issues. insight into the key findings of the survey. Moreover, it has also reviewed the impact of microfinance on child labour among poor families.

5. Gender sensitization of women and men trade union workers

   05 January 2009

   This resource was part of a series of trainings on gender sensitization have been organized as the part of Action Programme signed between ILO and Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF).

2008

1. Advanced leadership programme for women trade union leaders/office bearers in Pakistan

   01 December 2008

   Provides background information about the Advanced Leadership Programme for Women Trade Union Leaders/Office Bearers in Pakistan.

2. Gender audit of workers welfare fund: development portfolio

   01 December 2008

   In countries like Pakistan, the gender question assumes greater relevance as typical social norms and behaviours tend to discriminate against the interests and expectations of women and further reinforce the historical concentration of power.

3. Capacity building of key state functionaries on International Labour Standards: policies, programmes and practices

   21 November 2008

   This report is part of the ILO's Women Employment Concerns and Working Conditions in Pakistan Project (WEC-PK) which designed a training course as its key constituent for the capacity building of future policy-makers of Pakistan.