All publications: Pakistan

Brief

Gendered impacts of COVID-19 on the garment sector

This brief, co-authored by the ILO and Better Work, aims to raise awareness of the gendered reality of COVID-19 and to outline some of the ways in which the pandemic impacts women and men workers in the garment sector in the short, medium and long...

Report

Towards resilient social dialogue in South Asia

The report is a collation of key social dialogue mechanisms in South Asia, their responses to the COVID-19 crisis and actions to build resilience compiled by ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi

Fair recruitment

Recruitment agency business practices and role of intermediaries in the foreign employment industry in Pakistan

This study employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies for the profiling of recruitment intermediaries, understanding their business practices and developing a set of recommendations for effective management.

What next for Asian garment production after COVID-19? The perspectives of industry stakeholders

This report summarizes findings from a qualitative study conducted with a group of industry experts to explore the implications of COVID-19 for production systems and practices in Asia. The results provide an early and tentative picture of industry...

Fair recruitment

Reporting on forced labour and fair recruitment: An ILO toolkit for journalists in Pakistan

This toolkit was created to help journalists in Pakistan report on fair recruitment and forced labour.

Child’s Play

The case for developing childcare services to boost women’s economic empowerment

Going online: Establishing an online presence

This guide helps factory managers establish an online presence in order to promote their factory and to facilitate communication with buyers. It is part of the 'Building resilience during and after the COVID-19 pandemic' series.

Introduction to guides for garment factories to build resilience during and after COVID-19

The ILO provides a series of six action-oriented guides for garment factories in Asia to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and to build business resilience. This fact sheet provides an introduction to the series.

Finding alternative sources of income

This guide helps factory managers identify new revenue streams to ensure that the factory can survive the COVID-19 pandemic and become more resilient over time. It is part of the 'Building resilience during and after the COVID-19 pandemic' series.

Managing your cash flow

This guide helps factory managers keep track of their cash flow to better navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. It is part of the 'Building resilience during and after the COVID-19 pandemic' series.

Covid-19 resilience

Organizing the factory for safer and more efficient operations

This guide aims to assist factory managers re-organize their factories in order to provide better safety measures and improve their operational efficiency during and after the COVID-19 outbreak. It is part of the 'Building resilience during and...

Reducing costs

This guide helps factory managers reduce costs to ease financial liquidity and cashflow pressures on their factory operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is part of the 'Building resilience during and after the COVID-19 pandemic' series.

Communicating with your workers

This guide helps factory managers establish and maintain good internal communications for a more responsive and productive factory environment during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. It is part of the 'Building resilience during and after the...

Guidelines for the establishment of an enterprise-level COVID-19 Task Force

The Decent Work Team for South Asia, in consultation with the Bureaux for Employers and Workers’ Activities and INWORK, have developed guidelines to inform and encourage the formation of COVID-19 Task Forces at an enterprise-level.

Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Fact Sheet

The fundamental principles and rights at work derive from ILO Conventions and Recommendations, which set international labour standards on a broad range of subjects related to the world of work, including human rights at work, occupational safety...

COVID-19 workplace response

Social protection responses to the Covid-19 crisis

Flyer

Managing Enterprises & Workplaces during COVID-19

COVID-19 workplace response

COVID-19: How to protect yourself and others

COVID-19 workplace response

COVID-19 and the World of Work: What can employers do?

COVID-19: How to protect yourself and others

ILO’s International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan’s SMEs (ILES) project, funded by the European Union.