All publications: Pakistan

Sustaining GSP-Plus Status by Strengthened National Capacities to Improve ILS Compliance and Reporting (Project fact sheet)

The Government of Pakistan was granted GSP-Plus status and to sustain it the government is required to comply with and report on twenty-seven international standards including the eight core Labour Standards. The project aims to strengthen the...

Pakistan Decent Work Country Programme III - (2016–2020)

The formulation of the Pakistan Decent Work Country Programme III (2016-2020) is a joint effort of the Government of Pakistan, the Employers’ Federation of Pakistan (EFP) and the Pakistan Workers’ Federation (PWF) with support from the ILO Country...

Where to go for help: Pakistani migrant workers’ access to justice at home and in Gulf Cooperation Council countries

This report examines the legal framework and complaints mechanisms available for Pakistani migrant workers at home and in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. It identified bottlenecks in the grievance-handling process and potential ways to...

Labour migration from Pakistan: 2015 status report

This report captures the latest trends in labour migration from Pakistan by bringing together all available statistics from a range of Government departments/units until 2015. It also highlights the achievements of the Government till date,...

Law and practice: the recruitment of low-skilled Pakistani workers for overseas employment

The report studies the prevailing recruitment practices in Pakistan with a focus on low-skilled migrant workers. It describes the current legal and policy frameworks, looks at actual practices and provides recommendations on how to make enforcement...

The cost of migration: What low-skilled migrant workers from Pakistan pay to work in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

This report presents the findings of a survey on migration expenses that Pakistani workers paid to secure jobs in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The focus is on low-skilled migrants, who are the most vulnerable because of their low...

Rebuilding flood affected farmers' communities: Inspirational human stories

Real life stories of peasant communities from Sindh, Pakistan who endured devastating floods of 2010 and rebuilt their lives with the help of ILO, FAO and UN WOMEN, through a One UN project funded by UN Trust Fund for Human Security.

Code of Ethical Conduct for Licensed Overseas Employment Promoters

The Code of Ethical Conduct (CoC) was prepared by the Pakistan Overseas Employment Promoters Association (POEPA) with support by the ILO South Asia Labour Migration Governance Project. The objective of this CoC is to promote fair recruitment...

Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains: A Programme for Action in Asia and the Garment Sector (Project fact sheet)

In collaboration with Germany’s GIZ, the ILO will take up challenges to labour standards and working conditions arising from globalized garment production, focusing on Cambodia, Indonesia and Pakistan. The ILO’s Pakistan Office will work with its...

Brochure

Promoting Effective Governance of Labour Migration from South Asia - The ILO South Asia Labour Migration Governance Project 2013 - 2016: A...

The Promoting Effective Governance of Labour Migration from South Asia: The ILO South Asia Labour Migration Governance Project 2013–2016 booklet provides a brief overview of South Asia labour migration patterns and highlights key challenges for...

Working paper

Assessing the gender pay gap in Asia's garment sector

This paper presents the gender pay gap in the garment, textile and footwear industry in nine developing Asian economies – Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Systems for employment outcomes: An assessment of Pakistan's technical education and vocational training sector

This ground-breaking study presents the findings of the first-ever inventory and assessment of Technical Education and Vocational Training institutions across Pakistan.

Summary Report of the Expert Group Meeting To Review and Finalize the Regional Action Plan to End Child Labour

On December 8-9, 2015, an Expert Group Meeting to review and finalize the regional action plan to end child labour was organized by SAIEVAC Regional Secretariat In collaboration with the SACG, (Supported by ILO and WINROCK International) in Colombo,...

Employable Skills for Improved Livelihoods of Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) from North Waziristan Agency (Project fact sheet)

In response to the request of the Government of Pakistan for support on humanitarian grounds, the UN system in Pakistan initiated a relief and rehabilitation operation for the Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) from NWA.

The Elimination of Child Labour and Promotion of Decent Work in the Stora Enso Value Chain, with a Focus on Pakistan (Project fact sheet)

In order to strengthen its global policy and efforts to promote decent work and progressively eliminate child labour in its value chain in Pakistan, Stora Enso (SE) entered a public-private partnership agreement with the ILO.

Increasing productivity and competitiveness through labour law compliance in Pakistan’s textile sector (Project fact sheet)

ILO is providing technical support to the Pakistani Textile Industries for better compliance with labour laws and standards through establishment of a ‘Integrated Compliance & Reporting’ Unit. The project is funded by Pakistan Textile Exporters...

Improving productivity and competitiveness through labour law compliance in Pakistan's textile sector: Public-Private Partnership

Realising the economic and employment implications of non-compliance for Pakistan, the national Government has developed an International Labour Standard (ILS) Compliance and Reporting Programme to improve workplace practices in the textile industry...

Eliminating Child Labour and promoting Decent Work in the Stora Enso value chain: Public-Private Partnership

Stora Enso (SE) is a leading paper, biomaterials, wood products and packaging company with its head offices in Finland and Sweden. Bulleh Shah Packaging (BSP) is its joint venture and agricultural and recycling product supplier. To strengthen its...

ILO Pakistan Decent Work Country Programme II - Annual Report 2014

The ILO Pakistan Office continues to facilitate the realisation of “decent work” through its Technical Corporation Projects. Here are some of our notable achievements in 2014.

Strengthening Labour Inspection System for Promoting Labour Standards and Ensuring Workplace Compliance in Pakistan (Project fact sheet)

The project fact sheet outlines the project objectives, outcomes, major activities and project related key information. The fact sheet glanced over this nationwide project attempts to help readers in having a quick grasp of essential elements that...