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ILO organizes “Dissemination Workshop on Gap Assessment Study on C-189” (Domestic Workers)

ILO concluded a dissemination workshop in Islamabad on the “Gap Assessment Study on Convention 189” (Domestic Workers) to educate stakeholders on the identified legal gaps, share recommendations, and chalk out an advocacy plan of actions for...

Decent Work Country Programme IV (2023-2027)

Provincial Tripartite-plus Consultation - Karachi

Government, Workers, Employers and other stakeholders set out priorities for labour market for the next five years

World Day Against Child Labour 2022

Call for Action: Accelerating efforts towards prevention and elimination of child labour

In commemoration of World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL), the ILO hosted a symposium under Asia Regional Child Labour (ARC) Project.

Labour migration and recruitment

National Consultation: Role of intermediaries /subagents in the foreign employment recruitment process

A national consultation hosted by International Labour Organization (ILO) on "Role of intermediaries / subagents in the foreign employment recruitment process” at Islamabad, Pakistan to propose a set of policy recommendations including endorsement...

Pakistani Trade Unions join forces for solidarity and cooperation

A 2-Day Experience Sharing Workshop: Strengthening Trade Union Strategy and Identifying New Priorities for Trade Unions’ Cooperation held on 15-16 June 2022 at ILO Office for Pakistan, Islamabad. H.E. Mr. Andreas Ferrarese, Ambassador to Pakistan...

Training of Trainers’ on Supporting Children’s Rights through Education, the Arts and the Media successfully concluded

The CLEAR Cotton project built the capacity of 30 masters trainers on eliminating child labour in the cotton value chain thanks to the SCREAM methodology

National Seminar on ‘International Day of Nurses’

On eve of ‘International Nurses Day’, ILO and WHO formed a national Network for research and advocacy for improving working conditions of healthcare workers

Promoting environment friendly brick kilns

An orientation and onsite training to convert brick kilns to environment friendly patterns was imparted to brick kiln owners and workers of Multan Division.

South Asian countries affirm need for a regional Qualifications Reference Framework for enabling the movement of skilled workers across...

Opening address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at the First Technical Meeting - South Asia Qualifications Reference Framework.

Joint Media Release - South Asia Member States working together to develop a regional qualifications reference framework

Fair foreign employment process and good practices discussed through policy measures to reduce exploitation and vulnerabilities of foreign...

ILO in collaboration with the Ministry of Overseas Pakistani and Human Resource Development (MOP&HRD) and Department of Labour Baluchistan and constituents, hosted a policy dialogue in Quetta to identify the pathways to promote fair recruitment for...

Promoting fair recruitment of foreign migrant workers through policy measures

ILO hosts a policy dialogue to promote fair recruitment for intended migrant workers and minimize the role of intermediaries in foreign recruitment

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 7: SSE as tool for social cohesion, peace and resilience

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 5: The importance of statistical instruments in measuring the SSE

The government of Pakistan submits 41 pending ILO instruments to the parliament

Pakistan Government finally submits pending ILO instruments to the Federal Parliament for consideration.

ILO conducts a customized training on occupational safety and health for handloom small/ micro enterprises

The ILO, Pakistan under its International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan's SMEs (ILES) project, funded by the European Union, conducts customised trainings on Occupational Safety and Health for handloom small and micro...

ILO supports setting up a Pakistan Business Task Force for building capacity of the country’s employers to be effectively engaged in the UN...

Inauguration address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, DWT South Asia and India Country Office at the Asia-Pacific Knowledge Sharing Workshop: Case Studies - Pakistan, on behalf of ILO Regional Director Chihoko Asada.

Measures discussed to reduce exploitation of Overseas Pakistanis in recruitment process

An awareness raising and policy dialogue on promoting fair recruitment practices to reduce possible exploitation of migrant workers from Pakistan was arranged in Peshawar.

Government initiates HealthWISE programme to improve working conditions of healthcare workers

The first ‘HealthWISE Introductory Workshop’ was held in Islamabad today. The workshop was organized by the Directorate of Workers’ Education (DWE) – a subsidiary of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) – with the...

Occupational safety and health

Decent work for sanitation workers in South Asia under the spotlight

A recent workshop highlighted existing challenges and opportunities, as well as actions taken by the ILO, governments and social partners to address decent work deficits facing sanitation workers in South Asia.