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Rural Economy

Tripartite consultative meeting on findings of diagnostic study on Decent Work in Rural Economy in Pakistan

On 20th December 2017, the preliminary findings of the “Diagnostic Study on Decent Work in Rural Economy of Pakistan” were shared with tripartite-plus stakeholders. Serious efforts to create awareness, institutional arrangements and support...

Youth Employment Strategy

The Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to develop Youth Employment Strategy in collaboration with Prime Minister’s Youth Programme and ILO

Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in collaboration with International Labour Organization (ILO) and Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) convened provincial consultation on Youth Employment Framework in Muzaffarabad.

Training of labour inspectors

Training of labour inspectors of Sindh on inspection of wages

The ILO convened a one day training workshop on “Inspection of Wages” for 27 labour inspectors of the Department of Labour (DoL) Sindh providing the inspecting staff an opportunity to discuss in detail issues related to wages.

Youth Employment Strategy

The Government of Balochistan to develop Youth Employment Strategy in collaboration with Prime Minister’s Youth Programme and ILO

The ILO will support the Government of Balochistan and Prime Ministers’ Youth Programme (PMYP) in organizing a consultative workshop on Youth Employment Framework in Quetta. This is part of a series of consultations across the country aimed at...

Occupational Safety and Health

Advancing Pakistan’s occupational safety and health legislation through social dialogue

The ILO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development organized a two-day National Tripartite Consultation on OSH in the mining sector. The Consultation took stock of the OSH situation in the mining sector,...

National Tripartite Consultation

Consensus emerges to escalate efforts for improved OSH conditions of Pakistan’s mine workers

The ILO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development organized a two-day National Tripartite Consultation on OSH in the mining sector. The Consultation took stock of the OSH situation in the mining sector,...

Occupational Safety and Health

Sialkot sports goods factories make OSH a top priority

The ILO organized a series of six workshops on occupational safety and health (OSH) in different factories of Sialkot, during which 187 participants representing 41 sports goods companies/organizations from Sialkot were sensitized on OSH.

Stakeholder dialogue

Stakeholder dialogue on Socially Responsible Enterprises and Employers Federation of Pakistan’s national business agenda

The Employers’ Federation of Pakistan (EFP) convened a stakeholders dialogue to raise awareness among stakeholders on key elements of the ILO’s Declaration on Multinational Enterprises & Social Policy. The ILO’s MNE Declaration Project, funded by...

Youth Employment Strategy

ILO, Prime Minister’s Youth Programme and Punjab government to develop Youth Employment Strategy

The Government of Punjab in collaboration with Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) and ILO held a Provincial Consultative workshop on the “Youth Employment Framework”. This is part of a series of consultations across the country aimed at...

Pakistan and ILO’s Fair Recruitment Initiative

The ILO is embarking on a project funded by the European Union on ‘Fair Recruitment practices’ - “Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration or REFRAME. In this regard, a national consultation was held in Islamabad on...

Technical consultations on draft labour laws of Balochistan

With the technical support of the ILO, the Directorate General of Labour Welfare Balochistan (DGLW) convened a technical consultation/ social dialogue meeting with tripartite plus stakeholders to gather on the draft labour laws of Baluchistan....

Labour Inspectors' Training Program

Ninth cohort of National Labour Inspectors’ Training Program completed

The ninth cohort of the National Labour Inspectors’ Training Program took place in Muzaffarabad from 19-21 October, 2017 for the labour inspection staff from AJK, ICT and GB . This training was organised under the Dutch funded project on...

Youth Employment Framework

ILO ready to support KP Government to develop Youth Employment Framework

ILO supported the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Prime Ministers’ Youth Programme in organizing a consultative workshop on Youth Employment Framework. The event took place on 29th August 2017 at Pearl Continental Hotel Peshawar....

Provincial Dialogue on Industrial Relations and Labour Laws - Baluchistan

All Pakistan Labour Federation (APLF) during a worker's seminar arranged in Quetta with the technical support of ILO's EU funded Project on Sustaining GSP Plus in Pakistan highlighted the importance of increased trade unionism, collective...

National Labour Law Symposium

Towards compliance with International Labour Standards through Social Dialogue in Pakistan

During the National Labour Law Symposium held from 19-20 July, participants stressed the need to strengthen social dialogue for the implementation of the core labour standards ratified by Pakistan. Participants prioritized social dialogue as a means...

A move towards technology based Labour Inspection Management Information Systems

A national consultation was organised at ILO Country Office for Pakistan in Islamabad to provide to the statutory institutions an opportunity to discuss the potential of enhancing use of technology in the labour inspection. The envisaged advantages...

World day against child labour in conflicts and disasters - Protect children from the child labour

On the 15th Anniversary of the World Day against Child Labour (WDACL), The ILO Pakistan Office, in collaboration with its tripartite constituents, UN and the Civil Society Organizations, is engaging in focused activities to raise awareness on...

ILO Decent Work Team Senior Employers Specialist visits Pakistan

Mr Ravi Peiris, Senior Specialist, Employers Activities, from the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team (DWT), New Delhi Office, recently visited Pakistan and had detailed deliberations with the ILO Pakistan team and with the Employers Federation...

Representatives of all trade unions in Balochistan get detailed orientation on International Labour Standards

A day long orientation session on International Labour Standards was conducted with 18 Trade Union members representing three major workers' federations & affiliated unions of the province.

ILO supported tripartite social dialogue on the draft labour laws in Balochistan

The ILO Pakistan under its DG-Trade project funded by the EU provided technical assistance to Balochistan government for a tripartite social dialogue on the draft labour laws. A three days technical consultation followed a Provincial Tripartite...