All publications: Pakistan

Fact sheet

Employment and environmental sustainability in Pakistan

The Employment and Environmental Sustainability Fact Sheets series provides key indicators of employment and environmental sustainability performance. They include: (i) employment in environmental sectors; (ii) skill levels; (iii) vulnerability of...

Promoting gender equality for decent employment in Pakistan - Final Evaluation Summary

Evaluation consultants: Francisco L Guzman (lead evaluator), Adeela K Zubair (national consultant), Nuria Moya (evaluation assistant)

More and Better Jobs through Socially Responsible Labour Practices in Pakistan (Project fact sheet)

In partnership with the Employers’ Federation of Pakistan and the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the ILO office for Pakistan is implementing the project that aims to foster a partnership approach between MNEs and their direct suppliers on...

International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan’s Small and Medium Enterprises (ILES) (Project fact sheet)

In partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan, the ILO office for Pakistan will help tripartite partners and other stakeholders to strengthen national labour and environmental standards compliance with international standards...

A Snapshot - Minimum wage setting, implementation and working conditions in the formal and informal sectors of the garment industry in...

This is a snapshot of the report, drafted in 2015, analyses the legal and policy frameworks and the implementation of minimum wages in Pakistan, with a particular focus on the textile and garment sectors. The report has been undertaken by the ILO’s...

Work at home

A Snapshot - Pakistan’s hidden workers - Wages and conditions of home-based workers and the informal economy

This is a snapshot of the report that sets out the findings of research carried out between May and December 2016 in two locations in Karachi looking at Pakistan’s informal economy and the supply chains existing within the textile and garment...

A Snapshot - Barriers to pay equality in Pakistan - The gender pay gap in the garment sector

This is a snapshot of the report that sets out to examine pay inequality in Pakistan and, in particular, in the country’s garment sector. The report has been undertaken by the ILO’s Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains: A Programme for Action...

ILO/Japan Cooperation - Factsheet 2017

Japan is a founding member State of the ILO, and a valued partner in promoting the Decent Work Agenda. Japan has ratified 49 Conventions, including 6 Fundamental, 3 Governance and 40 Technical Conventions. Japan holds one of the ten permanent...

Occupational Safety and Health Situation in Sindh 2014-15

This report presents an analysis of the labour market situation with particular reference to the state of occupational safety and health in Sindh. The analysis is based on data from the 2014-15 round of the Pakistan Labour Force Survey.

Barriers to pay equality in Pakistan - The gender pay gap in the garment sector

This report sets out to examine pay inequality in Pakistan and, in particular, in the country’s garment sector. The report has been undertaken by the ILO’s Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains: A Programme for Action in Asia and the Garment...

Work at home

Pakistan’s hidden workers - Wages and conditions of home-based workers and the informal economy

This report sets out the findings of research carried out between May and December 2016 in two locations in Karachi looking at Pakistan’s informal economy and the supply chains existing within the textile and garment sector. The report has been...

Promoting the Effective Governance of Labour Migration from South Asia through Actions on Labour Market Information, Protection during...

Evaluation consultant: Ms. Katerina Stolyarenko

Future of work - Perceptions from Pakistan

The report presents the stakeholder's feedback on future modalities of employment and decent work in Pakistan. It is a result of national dialogue on “Future of Work” a part of the ILO’s centenary initiative. The report is jointly produced by the...

GET Ahead Participant Workbook

Sindh Labour Policy 2018

The Government of Sindh has launched the Sindh Labour Policy 2018 which sets out the policy framework on industrial relations, social and economic wellbeing of the people of the province of Sindh. The printing of the English , Urdu and Sindh version...

Garment Sector Stakeholder Forum: A round-up

In 2015 the ILO’s Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains project and GIZ agreed to support a Garment Sector Stakeholder Forum, made up of a broad range of those working in or on labour standards in the textile and garment sectors. The forum aims...

Garment Sector Stakeholders’ Forum – An Update

The Garment Sector Stakeholders’ Forum, aims to build linkages between stakeholders, provide opportunities for information sharing and best practice and to provide stakeholder guidance on the work and planning of the ILO and GIZ programming in the...

Minimum wage setting, implementation and working conditions in the formal and informal sectors of the garment industry in Pakistan

This report, drafted in 2015, analyses the legal and policy frameworks and the implementation of minimum wages in Pakistan, with a particular focus on the textile and garment sectors. The report has been undertaken by the ILO’s Labour Standards in...

Gender Equality for Decent Employment Success stories: A journey of thousands miles begins with a single step- Stories of first steps with...

The GE4DE project touched the lives of hundreds of people and through persuasion, incentives and evidence, it has moved a whole spectrum of people towards gender equality in the workplace. This publication brings together the stories of such women...

From Pakistan to the Gulf region: An analysis of links between labour markets, skills and the migration cycle

This report examines the linkages between labour demand, skills and the recruitment process with a focus on low-skilled migration from Pakistan to the Gulf Cooperation Council.