All publications: Pakistan

Livelihood restoration and protection and sustainable empowerment of vulnerable peasant communities in Sindh Province - (Midterm External...

Project PAK/13/01/HSF Evaluation consultant: Edgar Guardian // Jointly conducted by: Food and Agriculture Organization, International Labour Organization and UN Women

The ILO South Asia Labour Migration Governance Project 2013 - 2016: A status update (as of October 2014)

The booklet provides a brief overview of South Asia labour migration patterns and highlights key challenges for migration governance in the sub-region. It also provides an update on the status and key achievements of the ILO South Asia Labour...

Pakistan Decent Work Country Profile 2014 - Snapshot Summary

This report is part of a joint collaboration between the Government of Pakistan and ILO – to develop a baseline of decent work indictors in Pakistan. The report was carried out in close collaboration with ILO Technical Specialists in Geneva and a...

Enabling women's work

Women’s work participation rates in South Asia, with the exception of Nepal, are low compared to other regions. Social norms continue to influence work-seeking behaviour, resulting in persistent concentration of women workers in certain occupations...

Pakistan Decent Work Country Profile

Pakistan DWCP Annual Report-2013

Pakistani textile sector in International arena - Brief report on roundtable

ILO Islamabad and the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Islamabad jointly organised a round-table to discuss the potential opportunities and barriers for promoting trade between Pakistan and Netherlands in textile and garment sectors - particularly...

Empowering Vulnerable Groups through Education, Employment and Training (EET) – Final Evaluation

Project Code: PAK/10/03/OUF - Consultant: Samia Raoof Ali

Combating Abusive Child Labour II (CACL II) (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project: PAK/08/03/EEC Evaluation Consultant: Mei Zegers

Joint Action Plan for Promoting Workplace Safety and Health in Sindh

A collaborative Plan of Action of Labour Department - Government of Sindh, Employers Federation of Pakistan and Pakistan Workers Federation, in collaboration with ILO.

Sindh Employment Report 2013: Skills

The Sindh Employment Trends Report 2013 is the first provincial report that provides a broad assessment of the labour market situation in Sindh. The report also looks at the various categories of employment, occupational groupings and provides...

Promoting gender equality for decent employment in Pakistan (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

Project PAK/09/03/CAN- Evaluation Consultant: Salma Jafar

Punjab Employment Trends: 2013

Punjab Employment Trends Report is the first of the series that covers twelve key indicators of the labour market. The report analyses the labour market in Punjab for the period 2007-2011. The structure of employment is examined using status in...

Strengthening Industry- Institute Linkages (IIL) for TEVT Institutes: Report on Review of IMCs for Selected TEVT Institutes in Sindh

This report presents the results of study while highlighting some of the key issues, and lays out some suggestions to achieve the national skills strategy, which are necessary to ensure the strengthening of industry-institute linkages. A...

The Scope and Nature of Work Place Learning in Sindh

The study "The Scope and Nature of Work Place Learning in Sindh" was carried out by the ILO project entitled "Empowering Vulnerable Groups through Education, Employment and Training (EET)", as part of its research work in the area of skills needs...

The effect of work on children's health - Report of research on ten occupational sectors in Pakistan

This report presents the results of research studies to assess health and safety hazards and risks faced by children in ten sectors of economy in two districts of Pakistan namely Sahiwal in Punjab and Sukkur in Sindh province.

Gender review of SME policy

This review of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) policy from a gender perspective not only highlights gender gaps in the policy but also shares findings from diverse studies and ILO guidelines to underscore the significance of ensuring gender...

Establishing a gender sensitive career counseling CHOICES helping women make better career reducing disparities in employment through...

This manual explores the role of effective career counselling in enhancing women’s employment and is a formal career counselling reference manual for introducing gender sensitivity for specialized and effective career counselling.

Gender disparities in youth employment

This study looks at the barriers and disparities in accessing and availing the employment programs by the youth, especially female youth and to draft policy recommendations to remove the barriers and enhance the labour force participation of the...

Searching for the invisibles workers: A statistical study of home based workers in Pakistan

This study quantifies the trends in the population of HBWs in Pakistan, by urban/rural, province and gender, and also analyzes the last 10 year socio-economic-demographic profile of HBWs, generated from the past Labour Force Surveys. In addition,...