News
October 2021
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Occupational safety and health
Decent work for sanitation workers in South Asia under the spotlight
21 October 2021
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.
November 2020
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Garment sector in Asia and the Pacific
Women hit hard by COVID-19 impact on garment sector
20 November 2020
A new brief highlights COVID-19 impacts on women and men workers in the garment sector and recommendations for a gender-responsive recovery.
October 2020
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Garment sector in Asia and the Pacific
Asia-Pacific garment industry suffers as COVID-19 impact ripples through supply chain
21 October 2020
Collapsing consumer demand, government lockdown measures and disruptions to raw material imports have taken their toll on the Asia Pacific garment industry, says a new ILO report.
May 2018
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Pakistan
Victims of 2012 Ali Enterprises factory fire receive additional compensation
20 May 2018
Victims of the September 2012 Ali Enterprises factory fire and their families start receiving payments from an additional compensation fund following negotiations enabled by the ILO.
January 2018
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GE4DE Project
Finding our paths: Pakistani women tell their stories of empowerment through decent work
11 January 2018
Listen to the inspiring stories of women in Pakistan who have carved a place for themselves in the world of work. Their experiences are part of a Canadian-funded ILO project, which aims to promote gender equality at work and enhance women’s skills and employability in Pakistan.
January 2017
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Working conditions and illegal practices
Organizations join forces to tackle invisibility of South Asia’s brick kilns
26 January 2017
Brick by Brick report highlights working conditions and practices affecting millions of people and hundreds of thousands of animals in the industry every day.
October 2016
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The cost of migration
Pakistan's migrant workers pay punishing rates for the chance to work
04 October 2016
A new ILO survey, "The cost of migration: What low-skilled migrant workers from Pakistan pay to work in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates," shows that many emigrants are paying potentially up to 20 times official rates for the right to work abroad.
September 2016
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Press release
Compensation arrangement agreed for victims of the Ali Enterprise factory fire in Pakistan
10 September 2016
An ILO enabled agreement has been reached on compensation for victims of the 2012 Ali Enterprises garment factory in Baldia, Karachi.
April 2016
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Promoting Safe Migration from Pakistan
Pakistan’s first Migrant Resource Centre inaugurated in Islamabad
12 April 2016
The momentous occasion of the official opening of the Pakistan’s first ever Migrant Resource Centre (MRC), was held on the 12th of April 2016 in the presence of the representatives from government departments, civil society, INGOs, NGOs and media. Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has established this centre in collaboration with the ILO, EU and ICMPD.
February 2016
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© Benny Lin 2022
Fair migration
A better way for Pakistani migrant workers to combat exploitation
10 February 2016
An internet service will make it easier for Pakistani workers abroad to make formal complaints in cases of alleged deception in recruitment or exploitation in employment.