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

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

Innovative approaches to workforce training: ILO prepares a group of trainers in Pakistan

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.

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

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.

UN holds National Workshop on Youth Employment in Pakistan

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...

ILO & UN Women sign Letter of Intent for joint collaboration in Pakistan

Islamabad: ILO and UN Women have signed 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.

Consensus on new child labour prohibition law

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.

National Highway Police will ensure decent public transport for working women

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...

Three days training of labour officials convened on International Labour Standards: Concepts, practices, and reporting challenges

ILO Islamabad office convened a three day training workshop from 19-21 December, 2011 jointly with Labour and Human Resource Department, Government of Punjab in Lahore, the provincial capital.

Developing skills for real jobs in Pakistan: ILO brings Industry leaders and TEVTAs together on workforce competency

ILO brings Industry leaders and TEVTAs together on workforce competency

Tripartite Consultation to update Decent Work Country Programme (2010-2015) ends

Islamabad (ILO News) ILO Country Office for Pakistan has concluded two days tripartite consultation to update Decent Work Country Programme (2010-2015)in Islamabad.

ILO's 15th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting to be held in Kyoto, Japan

The 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) will take place from 4-7 December 2011 at the Kyoto International Convention Centre (KICC), Kyoto, Japan.

Media, Government, Employers and Workers pronounce commitment to promote Gender Equality at work

Two of ILO's projects, Towards Gender Parity (TGP) and Promoting Gender Equality for Decent Employment (GE4DE) hosted a joint event to showcase various activities that contribute to the understanding and application of gender equality at the...

ILO launched “Cash for Work” Project for the flood-affected people in Sindh

In response to floods in Sindh, ILO has launched “Cash for Work” Project for the flood-affected people in Districts of Badin and Mirpurkhas. Mr. Francesco d’Ovidio, Country Director, ILO office for Pakistan while launching the “Cash for Work for...

World Teachers Day: The United Nations lauds the commendable contribution of teachers in the socio-economic development of Pakistan

Joint statement by the country representatives of UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP, and ILO in Pakistan on the occasion of World Teachers Day, 5th October 2011

The role of employment in crisis recovery

Emergency relief aid is the priority in the immediate aftermath of a catastrophe, but recovering jobs and livelihoods are an important part of reconstruction. Through labour-intensive infrastructure rehabilitation projects and other kinds of job...

Sindh TEVTA starts Entrepreneurship Education in TEVT Institutes with ILO Support

Skilled young women and men of Sindh will be further equipped with entrepreneurial skills to start their own small businesses. Technical Education & Vocational Training (TEVT) Institutes of Sindh will start imparting entrepreneurship courses...

Hazardous child labour is on the rise in most of the world among older children

“Hazardous child labour is on the rise in most of the world among older children age 15-17” was reported at a workshop being held by the ILO this week. The ILO is drawing attention to this urgent issue by commissioning new studies in Pakistan to...

UNICEF and ILO call for end to hazardous and exploitative child labour on World Day Against Child Labour

In a joint statement to mark the World Day Against Child Labour, the ILO and UNICEF today called for renewed efforts to end the worst forms of child labour in Pakistan.

ILO Country Director Mr. Donglin Li Conferred with Pakistan’s Highest Civilian Award

Pakistan President H.E. Mr. Asif Ali Zardari on the occasion of National Day conferred the SITARA-I-QUAID-I-AZAM Civil Award on Mr. Donglin Li, former Country Director of International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Country Office for Pakistan, for his...

ILO Country Director Mr Donglin Li Conferred with Pakistan’s Highest Civilian Award

Pakistan President H.E. Mr Asif Ali Zardari on the occasion of National Day conferred the SITARA-I-QUAID-I-AZAM Civil Award to Mr Donglin Li, former Country Director of International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Country Office for Pakistan, for his...